The Icons of 1932 fine jewellery collection encapsulates all the hallmarks of Chanel’s heritage
“I wanted to cover women in constellations,” said Gabrielle Chanel, at the launch of her first high jewellery collection in 1932. Called Bijoux de Diamants, the collection would also be the only one that she saw produced in her lifetime. No wonder then that the collection—and the year itself—would prove to be a source of constant inspiration for Chanel. Its latest Icons of 1932 fine jewellery collection, for instance, draws from the maison’s robust stylistic vocabulary, with five different motifs—the comet, sun, feather, ribbon, and lion—that each date back to the year 1932.