Titled "Sport," the collection features 80 pieces that channel the elegance of motorsport, with intricate designs echoing tire treads, track lines, and race-car stripes. Highlights include a diamond-studded transformable bracelet crafted from carbon fibre—a nod to both luxury and speed—and lavish necklaces and rings whose bold designs reflect the sleek aesthetics of car culture. Chanel’s Fine Jewellery Creation Studio Director, Patrice Leguéreau, shares that the collection celebrates energy and movement rather than specific sporting icons, making Monaco the ideal setting for its launch.
Building on Chanel’s legacy of sportswear innovation, the collection resonates with the spirit of founder Coco Chanel, who first redefined sporty elegance in haute couture. The collection’s designs blend the Maison’s iconic codes with playful nods to sports, such as a sapphire necklace accented with diamond-tipped drawstrings. Leguéreau emphasized that incorporating elements like jersey-inspired tubular chains and flexible, transformable jewellery pieces is a tribute to Chanel's original aesthetic of movement and modernity. Among the standout stones in this collection are rare Kashmir sapphires, some as large as 17.18 carats, requiring years of research and precision engineering to achieve their flawless settings.
Chanel’s Sport collection doesn’t just add playful twists to high jewellery; it underscores the Maison’s commitment to technical innovation and sophistication. The collection brings together heavyweight stones and intricate, flexible mechanisms that allow for easy transformation, a rarity in high jewellery. With a foundation in Chanel’s legacy and a nod to the thrill of the race, the collection signals that luxury jewellery, much like Chanel herself, is always evolving—pushing boundaries while staying timeless.
