Fascinating Egypt: Under-the-Radar Masterpieces from Van Cleef & Arpels’ High Jewellery Sensation

During Paris Haute Couture Week, we typically receive beautiful press releases that outline the key pieces within new collections by the big Maisons. These tend to spotlight a handful of key pieces – the standout stars of the show – often for the gemstones they contain, the feats of craftsmanship they showcase, or the storytelling prowess they bring to the table. But what about the rest of the jewels? Most presentations contain tens, if not hundreds, of creations, but we often only receive details about a select few. At the unveiling of Van Cleef & Arpels’ Fascinating Egypt High Jewellery Collection, we were blown away by the brilliance on display and chose to take photographs of pieces that don’t necessarily appear in the Maison’s promotional literature. Here are those pieces, put in the spotlight, with detailed descriptions courtesy of the Van Cleef & Arpels team. Let’s celebrate these slightly less publicised, but no less stunning jewels together.

It goes without saying that the Van Cleef & Arpels Fascinating Egypt High Jewellery collection is exceptional, as one would expect of the storied brand. Everything about the launch back in July 2026 was meticulous, from the digital home of the collection on the Maison’s website, to the detailed lookbook, the savoir-faire photography and, of course, the immersive presentation at Paris Haute Couture Week. Fascinating Egypt achieves two things simultaneously: it revives our cultural obsession with Ancient Egyptian history, iconography and language and, secondly, it references the 20th-century waves of ‘Egyptomania’ that the Maison had a hand in moulding in its own inimitable style.