For our editors, no red carpet is complete without an appearance from Cartier's exquisite High jewelry collections. Whether it's a diamond bracelet on the wrist of your favorite musician or the most exquisite necklace on the collarbone of an actress, this Maison continues to create designs that transcend beauty. Cartier's High Jewelry collection, Nature Sauvage, brings the wild side to life with brilliance and personality. This collection is a fresh take on Cartier's menagerie, allowing creatures to appear in the most unexpected and playful ways and introducing us to a new world in the form of expressive jewelry.
The Mochelys necklace is the epitome of transformative jewelry, revealing a new side of itself with every detail. Merging surprise and creativity, it's a piece you simply cannot look away from. We're particularly drawn to the camouflaged turtle that sits directly above the 71.90-carat rubellite, evocative of the reptile's primal hide-and-seek tendencies. At first glance, you may miss the outline of the turtle motif, but look closely and you'll notice its voluminous shell coupled with the necklace's diamond scales. When detached, the turtle can be worn as a brooch. We can already imagine it pinned to all the trending suiting looks we'll continue to see after the first Monday in May.
Similar to the metamorphosis of the Mochelys, the Panthère Jaillissante is a feat of transformation. This ring-bracelet hybrid channels a daring and wild energy. Its anatomy is highlighted through expert sculpting and design, with no detail spared. Coated in diamonds flecked with sapphires, the panther features two emerald eyes that immediately draw you in. At a closer glance, you'll see it's guarding an 8.63-carat Zambian emerald on one side and holding a diamond-adorned ring—intended to sit beautifully on the pointer finger—on the other. The panther is Cartier's most powerful motif, present throughout the Maison's collections, and the Panthère Jaillissante is the ultimate actualization of its power.
At the intersection of poetic and playful, the pink flamingo takes shape at the center of this necklace's stylized landscape. The flamingo's beak is coated with black lacquer and rose gold. The cluster of emeralds emulates the look of a reed bed while the pops of aquamarine create the illusion of an aquatic environment. These blue and green hues, which have been integral to Cartier's branding for over a century, are cultivated in a beautiful, 38.50-carat aquamarine pendant that hangs delicately at the end of the necklace. Calling Celestun a statement piece would be an understatement.
Amphista is a perfectly symmetrical balance of two snakes. The reptiles have emerald-clad diamond scales and heads crowned in kite diamonds that wrap around the neck and land side by side. Both reptiles contain nine octagonal emeralds from Colombia, totaling 14.72 carats. This subtle yet highly geometric composition reflects the symbolic metamorphosis of the animals throughout this collection. But no one could hide with this stunning work of art—in fact, it would be hard not to have all eyes on you when wearing this piece on a red carpet. While Nature Sauvage is uniquely inspired by Cartier fauna, nature continues to be the key inspiration for Cartier collections past, present, and future.
This story was originally published on Marie Claire.
