Style shoot: How Chanel’s Haute Joaillerie Sport range is inspired by Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel’s own athletic interests

Oct 4 , 2024

Chanel’s Haute Joaillerie Sport range is inspired by Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel’s own sportiness with bold use of colour and innovative pairings of metals and stones. Photography: Mike Ruiz

The brand’s founder was herself very active, so Chanel has harnessed this legacy to its high jewellery know-how with a bold use of colour and innovative pairings of metals and stones

Chanel’s latest high jewellery collection, Haute Joaillerie Sport, is a timely nod to the past. Specifically, it channels the spirit of 1921 when founder Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel – a keen equestrian, skier, tennis player and dancer – began making sports clothing.

Then, the brand’s founder was inspired by the wish to embrace women’s new-won freedoms of the time, and today’s range is similarly fired by the spirit of sport rather than being focused on any one discipline.

Sporting elements are expressed in surprising ways through the use of strikingly colourful gems and innovative combinations of metals and stones.

Outfit: Chanel. High jewellery: Chanel. Photography: Mike Ruiz

Photography Mike Ruiz

Styling Joanne M. Kennedy

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Vincenzo La Torre

Formerly the fashion editor of the South China Morning Post, Vincenzo La Torre is the chief editor of Style, the South China Morning Post’s luxury monthly publication. Born and raised in Italy, Vincenzo started his career in journalism after graduating from Columbia University in New York, where he studied East Asian Languages and Cultures with a focus on Japanese and Chinese art. He has previously worked for Vogue Japan in Tokyo, Harper's Bazaar in Singapore and Prestige in Hong Kong. Before joining the Post as fashion editor in 2017, Vincenzo was a member of the launch team of Vogue Arabia in Dubai. He covers topics such as jewellery, watches, luxury, beauty, celebrity, entertainment and lifestyle, and has interviewed some of the most influential designers and CEOs in the luxury industry. Vincenzo speaks Italian, French, Japanese and Mandarin, and is a regular at high-profile events such as fashion week in Milan and Paris.

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