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GOOD LUCK NECKLACES A nother key piece for this spring is definitely the “Good Luck Necklace”. This necklace is intended as a piece that is very intimate and that you wear just for yourself. It doesn’t have to shine and sparkle like cocktail rings, but instead it can be worn on your skin, as your little amulet that protects you. If you live in a cold place, it can be the perfect piece to wear over a turtle neck cashmere sweater or, if you live in a warmer region, over a white t-shirt and a pair of jeans. The key to good luck necklaces is its discretion, that it has a long chain that is perfect to play with and that the pendant is spectacular but not too showy. Cartier with its Les Galaxies de Cartier imagines a pendant that depicts the earth’s lights. Made in yellow gold, diamonds with a total of 0.83 ct, yellow and blue sapphires and fire opals, this necklace is a true masterpiece of technique. In fact, all the stones in the piece can swirl into the rail in which they have been mounted, allowing the wearer to play with the necklace and its pendant. The necklace is available in only 30 pieces in Cartier’s selected stores around the world. Simple and refined, Boucheron’s Serpente Bohéme pendant is a classic of the 26 Place Vendôme jeweller. Made in yellow gold, the necklace features a drop shaped turquoise pendant of 0.95 carats. Although extremely bold and undoubtedly the biggest piece both of this high jewellery season as well as of Chanel’s entire 1 Camelia 5 Allures High Jewellery collection, the Perles Intemporelles transformable necklace is an engineering masterpiece on its own. The necklace is composed of a long chain encrusted with diamonds and pearls and two camellia flowers positioned at the top and at the bottom of the necklace. The large camellia motif can be removed and worn as a brooch, making the remaining camellia look like a good luck necklace, discreet yet romantic. Both camellia flowers can also be removed completely from the necklace. The motifs themselves can then be positioned, in a very simple way, in a variety of places, like the small pompom camellia motif which can be repositioned in three different ways. Classic and yet feminine, Chopard know exactly how to make a very romantic yet discreet and classic pendant. The Magic Setting high jewellery necklace, whose pendant is in the shape of a flower, is made of white gold set with diamonds and featuring a central diamond. A highly desirable classic piece that goes perfectly with every outfit and that can be worn just for yourself. Florentine-New York based jeweller Temple St.Clair started her journey into jewellery launching almost 30 years ago her Amulet collection. “I was inspired by the concept of the amulet=talisman=charm being the first form of human adornment. It was a logical place for me to start my work in jewellery!” she tells me. Her Beehive amulet is the perfect summary of her jewellery. “For millennia, natural rock crystal has been worn and treasured for its protective energy. In fact, it is believed to enhance clarity of mind. So, the Beehive Amulet is created from a polished oval rock crystal encased (in gold with diamonds) in an active beehive with bees landing upon it and bees are a symbol of positivity and productive energy. Honey and gold both symbolise good harvest and prosperity. So, hopefully this amulet can transport all these good things to the wearer,” adds Temple. 9 0 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I Chopard Chanel Temple St.Clair Boucheron Cartier