Countdown To Cannes: Jewellery To Dazzle On The Red Carpet

May 11, 2015

2 min read

With only a one more day to go before the 68th Cannes Film Festival, we are looking forward to the week of glamour accompanied by splendid outfits and stunning jewels. If you are reading this article, you certainly cannot wait to see what actresses will wear on the red carpet. So whet your appetite with a preview of some of the jewellery that will dazzle on celebrities.

As official partner of the festival since 1998, Chopard is ready to unveil the luscious ‘Red Carpet Collection’. Every year, the number of jewels in the line reflects the amount of years that the festival marks. This year, there will be 68 spectacular pieces and some of them have been crafted in fair-mined gold. Using metals that are ethnically sourced is a laudable tradition that Chopard started in 2013 with eco-activist Olivia Firth (actor Colin Firth’s other half).

Chopard

Diamond jewellery has always dominated the red carpet and, this year, de Grisogono is all set to add some bright hues of blue and green to outfits should celebrities choose to wear their jewellery with emeralds, turquoise and sapphires. These gems are the focal point of the new pieces from the already familiar ‘Melody of Colours’ collection. Do I need to mention that all the new high jewellery pieces are unique?

de Grisogono

Another jewellery house from Geneva, Avakian, will present their most impressive creations at the Cannes fete. Among the collection in the limelight you will find new jewellery designs – cocktail rings with rubies, enclosed in gold compartments without visible prongs or anything that would indicate the way they are mounted. This creates an illusion of floating gemstones. Avakian gives an opportunity to view these jewels at an exhibition to be held at the Carlton Hotel Intercontinental from May 14 to 24.

Avakian

The official start date for the Cannes Film Festival is May 13. I will be back a few days later to see what the celebrities adorned themselves with on the red carpet. In the meantime, why not to take a look at the last year’s opening night?

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Katerina Perez With more than 12 years’ experience in the jewellery sector, Katerina Perez’s expert knowledge spans everything from retail sales and management to content creation, including brand building, jewellery writing and styling. Born and raised in St Petersburg, Katerina’s favourite hobby as a child was playing with the treasures in her grandmother's jewellery box, inspiring a lifelong love of jewellery from a very early age. She spent five years in St Petersburg University of Culture and Arts studying not journalism but business studies and languages, and her writing skills have developed as her passion for her favourite subject – jewellery – has grown. This is why her writing comes straight from the heart rather than the pages of a book. Daughter of an entrepreneur mother, Katerina exchanged her retail management job for jewellery writing in 2013 and hasn’t looked back since.

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Cannes Film Festival

BRANDS:

de Grisogono Chopard Avakian

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