What’s more fun than a flight of fanciful gems? De Grisogono has budding beauties of the bejeweled variety covered. Its floral studs range from playful, with a yellow diamond and emerald buttercup motif, to refined, as in a mismatched pair that channels the rue Cambon, with petals crafted from black and white diamonds. While those take care of flora, at VBH, Bruce Hoeksema is inspired by fauna. His black diamond butterfly brooch, its wings curled to points, exudes gothic romance. And Faraone Mennella’s one-of-a-kind fifth-anniversary Ice Princess necklace, replete with diamonds and 250 carats of aquamarines, is “a little bit outrageous,” says cofounder Amedeo Scognamiglio. “We wanted to make something fit for a queen.”
From top: VBH’s 18k oxidized white gold and black diamond brooch, $195,500, at VBH, New York, 212.717.9800; de Grisogono’s 18k gold, diamond and emerald earring, $74,600, at de Grisogono, New York, 212.439.4220, degrisogono.com; Faraone Mennella by R.F.M.A.S.’s 18k white gold, aquamarine and diamond necklace, $180,000, at Faraone Mennella, 212.752.5990; de Grisogono’s 18k white gold and black and white diamond earrings, $70,500, at de Grisogono, New York, 212.439.4220, degrisogono.com.
Eclectic Elegance
Indulge with imaginative baubles.
March 2008
- Keywords
- floral,
- diamonds,
- colored diamonds,
- emeralds
