Chopard celebrates colour on the Cannes Red Carpet

The Red Carpet Collection unveiled by Chopard each year at the Cannes Film Festival provides the jewellery house with an annual opportunity to push beyond the limits of its art while expressing boundless creativity.

By Frances Hopes

This year once again, for its 20^th edition as official partner, the Geneva-based Maison is dazzling onlookers with its daring and vividly coloured creations, set to shine on the famous red carpet and the legendary steps.

Chopard has been the Official Partner of the Cannes Film Festival since 1998, annually showcasing the quintessence of glamour through this creative and passionate cooperation. The Red Carpet collection resulting from this special partnership was introduced in 2007 to mark the 60^th anniversary of the festival. Intended to adorn stars for their red carpet appearances, the creations stem from the imagination of Chopard Co-President and Creative Director, Caroline Scheufele. Cleverly blending ancestral skills and cutting-edge techniques, they take shape through a fascinating synergy between the various talents exercised within the House.

Red Carpet Collection 2017 in the making

In a constantly reiterated feat of creativity, the collection is annually enriched by an additional model, as Chopard takes up the extraordinary challenge of offering a number of unique jewellery pieces to match the number of Festival editions to date. Thus, for the 70^th anniversary of the event, no less than 70 creations inspired by women will be unveiled.

In addition to 2017 being the 70^th anniversary of the Festival, it also marks Chopard’s 20^th edition as official partner. For this special anniversary collection, Caroline Scheufele has dreamed up creations with vivid colours brilliantly illustrating her boundless creativity and the expertise of the artists exercising their skills in the in-house high jewellery ateliers.

Chopard necklace set with pear-shaped kunzites and tanzanites, green pear-shaped berry and diamonds.

Chopard necklace set with 48.8cts marquise cut diamonds, 13cts brilliant cut diamonds, pear-shaped tourmalines and oval black opals. — Chopard necklace set with marquise cut and brilliant cut diamonds, pear-shaped tourmalines and oval black opals.

Chopard necklace set with brilliant-cut and pear-shaped diamonds, marquise-cut sapphires and pear-shaped sapphires, tanzanite beads and an exceptional 150cts pear-shaped tanzanite

Earrings and bracelets have always been red carpet favourites, discreetly or distinctively accentuating a slender neck or dainty wrist. This year’s Red Carpet Collection offers modern and audacious interpretations, both in terms of design or materials. Chandelier earrings, or round and supple models forming carpets of multi-coloured fine gemstones, are matched by broad cuff bracelets made of titanium and featuring richly brocaded arabesque motifs. This extremely light metal provides scope for all kinds of fancy touches and can be tinted in an incredible broad palette of colours, thereby reinforcing the sparkle of the stones adorning it.

Chopard Chandelier earrings set with pear-shaped rubies and diamonds and brilliant-cut diamonds

Chopard Chandelier earrings set with pear-shaped emeralds and diamonds and brilliant-cut diamonds

Chopard cuff set with amethysts, rubellites, blue and purple sapphires and lazulites.

Chopard cuff composed of amethyst beads and set with topaz, rubies, tanzanites, purple sapphires, red and pink spinels, Paraiba tourmalines and a black opal

Chopard cuff set with pear-shaped and cabochon emeralds, Paraiba tourmalines, blue and pink sapphires, amethysts, tsavorites, tanzanites, apatites and diamonds.

Rings adorned with coloured stones of all cuts and majestic necklaces round off this kaleidoscope, ensuring a stunning celebration of 20 exceptional years shared by the world’s most prestigious film festival and the Maison Chopard.

Chopard ring set with a heart-shaped rubellite, marquise-cut tsavorites and brilliant cut rubellites and amethysts

Chopard ring set with a heart-shaped rubellite, marquise-cut diamonds and brilliant-cut sapphires and diamonds