It bag is increasingly facing stiff competition. Like Coco Chanel before him, Alessandro Michele’s personal penchant for stacking his baubles has really taken hold on the runway and on the street. At the house Coco founded, Karl Lagerfeld paid homage to Mademoiselle Chanel’s habit of wearing layered, ladylike chains; elsewhere, unconventional mixes produced more arty effects (see Chloé). In contrast, new-school tiaras added a bit of festive fun.
Seasonal must-haves include chokers, trad earring shapes taken to extremes, and throwback charm belts, but Spring’s most expansive trend had designers thinking outside of the (jewelry) box, using necklaces or earrings as structural support for their pieces, or adorning them with gemlike embellishments that eliminate the need for any add-ons.
