The Tweed de CHANEL High Jewellery collection unveils five new tweed jewelry weaves, in five different colors and adorned with five icons dear to Gabrielle Chanel: the white ribbon, the pink camellia, the comet on a blue background, the yellow sun and the lion highlighted with flashes of red.
In five precious chapters, plastrons, necklaces and sautoirs, bracelets, brooches, rings and earrings re-create the charms of tweed, with each symbol represented either delicately within the clasp or present in full power on the piece.
The savoir-faire of the House’s jewelers showcases the materials of the new “TWEED DE CHANEL” Collection in settings that have been re-imagined in order to display the full beauty of the gemstones, using minuscule hinges, rings and articulations in gold and platinum threads that create suppleness into the structure of each creation. Airy and textured, the weave of the tweed is fringed and lightened; graphic and symmetrical, it is structured and enriched to create a veritable fabric of jewels. The interweaving of the gold, pearls and precious stones, the variety in the sizes of the stones, and the play of the openwork together re-create the fleecy, textured thickness of tweed. Its comfort and softness, meanwhile, are echoed in the work carried out specifically on the back of each piece.
These diamonds and precious stones of outstanding quality, the masterly skills and savoir-faire of the Fine Jewelry Creation workshop and its designs that transcend fashion give a creative freedom that goes beyond all bounds. A freedom that, through two High Jewelry collections, enables CHANEL to compose an ode to tweed. And to definitely declare it as a precious material.
“For this new High Jewelry collection dedicated to Tweed, I wanted to go further in the interpretation by creating a veritable fabric of precious stones that is light and supple.” – Patrice Leguéreau, Director of the CHANEL Fine Jewelry Creation Studio.
Tweed Lion
Majestic, fearless and instinctive, the lion, Gabrielle Chanel’s star sign, became her emblem. Later on, it would also become the emblem of CHANEL High Jewelry. For the “Tweed de CHANEL” collection, the tweed of precious stones takes its inspiration from the lion to adorn itself in vibrant shades of red and orange and sunny yellows, creating embroidered textures, braided with chains and embellished with roaring patterns, as precious as it is sensory.
Tweed Royal necklace in yellow gold, white gold, diamonds and rubies. The main diamond can be detached from the necklace to be worn on the ring body and the pear-shaped diamond of a smaller size can be removed from the ring to be worn on the necklace. The lion head can also be removed to be worn as a brooch. This element can be associated either with the main diamond or with the pear-shaped diamond of a smaller size.
Tweed Lion brooch in white gold, yellow gold, diamonds, rubies, spinel and spessartite garnets. the lion motif can be worn on a chain.
Tweed Ruban
Present in CHANEL Haute Couture collections from the outset, both as a fastening and as an embellishment, ribbon is a feature of the “Tweed de CHANEL” Collection. Interlacing with the threads of the fabric, gently adding softness to the weave, it highlights its texture and intertwining to create a monochrome tweed, ultra-supple and laced with openwork, gleaming with cultured pearls and shimmering with diamonds set in white gold.
Tweed Perlé necklace in white gold, diamonds and cultured pearls. a part of the necklace can be removed to be worn as a bracelet. The necklace can then be worn in its short version.
Tweed Pastel bracelet in white gold, diamonds and cultured pearls.
Tweed Camélia
An icon in Gabrielle Chanel’s style for the liberated woman, the camellia is also a symbol of delicacy and distinction. For the “Tweed de CHANEL” Collection, the geometrical perfection of the camellia flower is etched in rose gold embroideries set with powder-pink and fuchsia sapphires against a textured weave. Playing on transparencies and contrasts, this is a fabric that is uncompromising in its elegance.
Tweed Camélia necklace in pink gold, white gold, diamonds and pink sapphires. the central camellia motif can be removed to be worn as a brooch.
Tweed Poudré ring in pink gold, diamonds and pink sapphires.
Tweed Étoilé 
An emblem of “Bijoux de Diamants”, the first and only High Jewelry collection created by Gabrielle Chanel in 1932, the comet motif is eternally modern, endowed with a potent and mysterious aesthetic power. The “TWEED DE CHANEL” Collection interprets the depths of the starry night sky through a great density of precious stones in strong shades: the weave in black and blue is embellished with yellow diamonds and sapphires, like a night sky studded with tiny stars.
Tweed Étoilé necklace in yellow gold, white gold, diamonds, yellow sapphires, lapis lazuli and onyx.
Tweed Étoilé earrings in yellow gold, white gold, diamonds, yellow sapphires, lapis lazuli and onyx.
Tweed Soleil
From her apartment on rue Cambon to her Haute Couture collections, Gabrielle Chanel’s world was punctuated by images of the sun, inextricably linked to the lion, her star sign. In the “TWEED DE CHANEL” collection, the sun beams in a glittering tweed that alternates large volumes and plays on transparency. The crystalline precious stones set in a weave of yellow gold form a dazzling evocation of Byzantine and Venetian magnificence.
Tweed Byzance brooch in yellow gold, diamonds and beryls. the sun motif can be worn on a chain.
Tweed Solaire ring in yellow gold, diamonds, topaz and beryls.
