The central element is a lion's head, which can be turned into a brooch. Symbol of the lion Every piece in the collection includes a version of Gabrielle Chanel's lion on it. The "Lion Céleste" brooch ...

Chanel’s new 109-piece high jewelry collection marries centuries-old Japanese craftsmanship with French savior-faire.

Lions are also present in some of the scenery at the local Kyoto temples like the gold screen paintings at Nanzen-Ji. There ...

The collection imagined by the late jewelry studio director Patrice Leguéreau featured Japanese lacquerwork, a high jewelry ...

By Lindsay Talbot The fashion designer Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel wearing ... flower), comets, lions and the sun. One of the standouts is the Tweed Poudré, a brooch that can transform into ...

The lions Chanel lived with inform every one of the 53 pieces in this season’s “L’Esprit du Lion” high jewelry collection. A pride of multi-chain necklaces, chokers, cuffs, earrings ...

Her jewelry design as an expression of her strong personality. Chanel was born under the sign of Leo. Lion, camellia, pearls, quilted inspiration, tweed, N°5, wheat. This imposing book evokes the ...

Like all good New York stories, this is a tale of jewelry, real estate and ... brand’s collections and hallmarks: stars, lion’s heads — Coco Chanel was a Leo — and camellias, the founder ...