What a Gem
In her jewelry—and in her life—Noor Fares combines chic sophistication with a personal touch. Karin Nelson gets an eyeful.
Her Piet Hein Eek dining table.
Fares, sifting through her jewelry, wearing a Missoni cardigan; Noor fares rings; her own bracelets and ring (left hand, middle finger).
A Noor Fares Geometry 101 Pendulum pendant.
A few more of her pieces.
The dining room, with a portrait of Fares by Francesco Clemente.
A mixed-media work by Annie Morris hangs above the mantel.
Fares and Alexandre Al Khawam, at their Arabian Nights–themed pre-wedding party, 2015.
The bride, in a Giambattista Valli couture gown.
Fares, in her living room, wearing a Bottega Veneta dress; Noor Fares earrings, necklace, and rings; Bottega Veneta belt; Pierre Hardy platforms; her own stud earrings, ring (left hand, middle finger), and bracelets.
Hair by Johanna Cree Brown; makeup by Kristina Ralph for Saint Luke artists; fashion assistant: Amy Hanson.
Her flower-adorned wedding cake.
Wearing a headpiece by Magnetic Midnight at the 2015 FCancer Benefit, in New York.
Fares’s mother, Hala, in her signature mismatched shoes, 2014.
Fares, at age 3, already had a thing for jewelry.
A pair of Noor Fares Chandbali earrings.
Hilma af Klint’s Altar Painting, 1915, is an inspiration.
Fares, with Al Khawam, on holiday in Myanmar, 2015.
The designer, wearing her own jewelry.
Fares, on the island of Mallorca, 2016.
On Inle Lake, Myanmar.