STYLE | Jewellery
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Susan Caplan, the renowned curator of luxury vintage jewellery, has teamed up with Mappin & Webb to launch the Susan Caplan Collection. The collection is made up of 28 pieces from luxury jewellery brands such as Chanel, Dior and Givenchy. mappinand webb.com
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HERE COMES THE SUN
Sandy Leong’s new Sol collection is in partnership with Gemfields, using striking ethically sourced emeralds from Zambia’s Kagem mine. The eight pieces all feature the designer’s famed organic silhouettes and come in a beautiful 18 carat, matte gold finish. Even better, 10 per cent of all sales from the Sol collection will be donated to specific projects centered around children and education. Emerald cage ring with diamond pavé, £16,516; oversized Origin hoops with emerald and diamond studs, £11,528. sandyleongjewelry.com
Jewellery that’s gold standard. By Mariella Tandy
FOREVER STARTS TODAY
De Beers’ new Building Forever initiative sees the brand pledge to ensure diamonds have a positive impact all the way through their life cycle, from mine to beautiful jewellery. There are four core pillars to the initiative: protecting the natural world, equal opportunities for all workers, partnering with local communities and leading the industry in ethical practice. To this end, its new Tracr platform allows customers to trace the exact mine their diamonds came from, while its Moving Giants programme has seen 100 elephants relocated from De Beers’ overpopulated Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve in South Africa to Mozambique, where there are too few. Talisman bangle in yellow gold, £8,800. debeers.com
TRACEABLE ROOTS Three sustainably sourced gold pieces
1 Viltier Diamond and 18 carat gold earrings. £4,450, netaporter.com 2 Cleopatra’s Bling Oannes pendant in 18 carat gold, carved agate and black diamonds. £1,176, cleopatrasbling.com 3 Melissa Kaye Aria Fan earrings in diamond and 18 carat gold. £6,250, matchesfashion.com
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