STYLE Edit: Chanel’s new high jewellery Collection N°5 pays homage to the world’s most famous perfume

Chanel brought its new Collection N°5 – a stunning array of high jewellery celebrating the centenary of its iconic N°5 perfume – to Hong Kong with a dazzling showcase in the Asian metropolis.

Collection N°5 is a glittering bejewelled representation of the unique allure of the house’s iconic N°5 fragrance. The collection comprises stunning architectural pieces of jewellery, each inspired by a different aspect of N°5 – because with an iconic perfume of such rich history, there is much to draw from.

“Gabrielle Chanel approached these two universes with the same visionary values, focusing on audacity and the quest for excellence,” says Patrice Leguéreau, the director of Chanel’s fine jewellery creation studio. “I wanted to rediscover that creative gesture with this collection, which has been conceived like a journey through the meanderings of the N°5 perfume’s soul, from the architecture of the bottle to the olfactive explosion of the fragrance.”

For the Hong Kong debut, the collection was housed in elegant decor inspired by the fragrance. Chief among the gorgeous showcases is the incredible 55.55 necklace that embodies all the motifs of the fragrance, which boasts a striking 55.55-carat custom-cut diamond.

Five different elements, including its signature stopper, the geometric bottle, the figure 5, the flowers at the heart of the fragrance, and the invisible olfactory sillage of the fragrance served as inspiration for the different jewellery pieces.

The other distinctive visual aspect of Chanel N°5 is its signature bottle, as seen in the head-turning N°5 Sparkling Silhouette necklace. Its geometric silhouette is instantly recognisable, and is replicated in a host of dazzling gemstones. The N°5 Signature Bottle brooch, rendered in yellow and white gold with yellow sapphires and white diamonds, precisely recalls the N°5 bottle, with its fragrance escaping from the bottle in precious pear-shaped droplets.