Golden Hour: Cosmic Creations in the CHANEL ‘Reach for the Stars’ High Jewellery Collection

A Celestial Moment, Eternalised in Jewels

There is a golden hour, a fleeting, enchanting pause between day and night when the sun dips below the horizon, and the sky bursts into hues of mauve, pink, orange, and gold. This captivating moment, where light and emotion merge, has inspired CHANEL’s latest high jewellery collection:

Reach for the Stars. Led by Patrice Leguéreau, Director of the CHANEL Fine Jewellery Creation Studio, this collection reimagines celestial energy into high artistry. With vivid symbolism, Gabrielle Chanel’s timeless icons—the comet, the lion, and, for the first time, the wing —soar across a series of radiant, architectural, and fluid designs.

The Comet: Freedom in Flight

In 1932, Gabrielle Chanel created her first high jewellery collection, Bijoux de Diamants, featuring comets as a symbol of luck and liberty. The Reach for the Stars collection reinterprets this timeless emblem in stunning new forms:

Blazing Star Set – Comets trail across the skin in onyx and gold, their shimmer captured in fine lines and sleek movement.

Dazzling Star Choker – A modern classic, its double diamond pendants hang at the nape, echoing the fall of a meteor.

Dreams Come True Necklace – A sculptural creation inspired by a couture neckline, dressed in diamonds over deep black.

Twin Stars Necklace – An incredible transformable design: two necklaces and two bracelets in one, blending diamond comets with strands of tanzanite beads, effortlessly shifting from day to night.

The Lion: Majesty and Strength

The lion, Gabrielle Chanel’s astrological sign and spirit animal, returns with roaring brilliance. A symbol of fierce grace and power, the lion commands two elegant interpretations:

Strong as a Lion Set – In white gold, with a majestic lion’s head framed by white and yellow diamonds, forming a bold medallion.

Be the One Set – A sleek version in yellow gold, its stylised lion face glowing within a halo of diamonds.

Embrace Your Destiny Necklace – A glittering cascade of diamonds anchored by two lion profiles and majestic pear-shaped diamonds.

Sky is the Limit Set – Winged lions crafted in openwork gold wrap around the neck like guardians of elegance.

The Wings: CHANEL’s Debut of Lightness

“If you were born without wings, do nothing to prevent them from growing.”

These iconic words by Gabrielle Chanel now take physical form for the first time in CHANEL Fine Jewellery.

The wing becomes a new symbol of freedom and grace, crafted in transformable, openwork masterpieces:

Wings of CHANEL Necklace – With wings set in diamonds, this masterpiece encircles the neck and features a breathtaking 19.55-carat Padparadscha sapphire, in a tender balance of pink and orange, echoing golden hour light. A detachable pendant transforms into a bracelet.

Wings of CHANEL Ring – An ethereal wing gently hugs the hand, crowned by an 8.15-carat D-Flawless oval diamond.

Free Move Necklace – Lightweight and fluid, it can be worn to highlight the neckline or bare back, adapting to the body’s rhythm.

Pretty Wings Earrings – Asymmetrical and surprising, they sparkle from every profile.

Full Swing Tiara – A crown of wings resting lightly at the forehead, framing the face in diamond lace.

Colours of the Sky: Sunset in Stones

The palette of the sky at golden hour becomes wearable through exceptional gemstones:

Pink Hour Necklace – Adorned with glowing pink sapphires, mirroring the soft hues of dusk.

Sunny Days Brooch – A burst of yellow, orange, and cognac diamonds, evoking the sun at its peak.

After Midnight Set – Strings of tanzanite beads in a graduated ombré, reflecting the transition from dusk into nightfall.

These pieces reflect every stage of the golden sky, from the last rays of daylight to the first shimmer of stars.

The Silhouette Clock

Closing the collection is a tribute to Gabrielle Chanel herself, rendered as a silhouette in sculptural form.

The Silhouette Clock – She stands on a base of black jade, dressed in a jacket and pants, hands in her pockets, gazing at the night sky. At the heart is the iconic octagonal CHANEL clock dial, a reference to Place Vendôme and the N°5 bottle stopper.

It’s not just a timepiece, it’s a symbol of eternal inspiration, a woman who dreamed beyond the stars.

A Dress Code of Light

CHANEL’s Reach for the Stars collection is more than jewellery. It is a cosmic dress code, designed for the body and spirit. Cascading diamonds, flexible chokers, asymmetrical earrings, and celestial symbols give form to freedom, elegance, and bold individuality.

From blazing stars to soaring wings, every piece is a reminder that glamour isn't loud, it’s luminous. And with CHANEL, you don’t just wear jewels.

Author: Jinal Prajapati

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