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LONDON Designed for Coco Chanel, Verdura's trademark Maltese Cross cuff ($19,500) attracts a fashionable crowd at Obsidian...
...After making necklaces for Karl Lagerfeld at Chloé, he designed "Marie Antoinette--like wedding dresses" in Dubai and returned to Paris to join the interior-design team at Ralph Lauren. Chemirik then left and paid a jeweler to teach him his craft. He spent 10 years designing necklaces for Chanel; next, he created prototypes for Tom Ford at Yves Saint Laurent...
WHAT IS LUXURY? These days that's the question that inspires luxury-goods purveyors as this increasingly competitive business heats up for the holidays. There are the obvious untouchable luxuries, such as the stunning pearl-and-diamond Chanel brooch that graces our cover or the $172,425 limited-edition Montblanc pen smothered in diamonds. Hey, how about a $49,500 handmade Vividus bed from Sweden? Some luxuries are priceless. A quick poll of peers would probably reveal that most people consider time to be their greatest indulgence, especially in this age of 24/7 mobile communication devices. Others might list dream...
...them. It wasn't until Kokichi Mikimoto, founder of Mikimoto pearls, successfully cultured pearls in the early 1900s that they could be easily matched and made into necklaces (before that, it could take up to 10 years to find enough matching pearls to make a strand). It was Coco Chanel who exploited the discovery of cultured pearls and probably did more than any other woman to give them a modern swing, piling them on and mixing real with costume...
...French Revolution-inspired collection for Dior is even more theatrical: Dramatic red coats with oversized collars and giant belts stand against a mirrored red background.The last room of the exhibit is the only one that truly delivers, featuring three heavyweights of the Paris fashion world: Valentino, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, and Christian Lacroix.Unlike Galliano, Valentino’s clothes are not conceptual; they focus instead on feminine details like ruffles, bows, and beading. Chanel, the epitome of Parisian fashion, appropriately stands center stage. In a nice touch, each piece includes a note on how many hours of labor went into...