Feast Your Eyes on the Most Brilliant Baubles of the Season
Sean Santiago
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The Season’s Most Brilliant Baubles Lauren Coleman
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This holiday season, whether you’re headed abroad or staycationing at one of the country’s best hotels, it’s important to bring your most brilliant baubles along for the ride. And while you may already have your go-to jewelry organizers and trusty packing hacks, you probably haven’t considered carting your precious cargo around quite like this. From the most elegant Cartier necklaces to delicate Van Cleef & Arpels rings, here are a few fanciful ideas for traveling with the season’s most memorable gems.
That’s a Wrap
This packing strategy might not be TSA-approved, but it is your passport to the high-style club.
FROM TOP: Cartier Sixième Sens necklace in 18-karat white gold with onyx, turquoise, emeralds, chalcedonies, sapphires, and diamonds. David Webb Asheville bracelet and earrings in 18-karat gold and platinum with turquoise, blue chalcedony, marquise cabochon sapphires, and diamonds; necklace in 18-karat gold and platinum with jade, black enamel, and diamonds.Lauren Coleman - Hearst Owned
Unbox My Heart
Deciding what to take is a journey unto itself. Choose and pack wisely—or forever hold your piece.
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Van Cleef & Arpels Poussières d’Éclairs necklace in 18-karat white gold with rubellites, sapphires, and diamonds. Oui Fringe earrings in 18-karat yellow and white gold. Buccellati Myosotis necklace in white gold with diamonds, tourmalines, and tsavorites; Astrantia earrings in white and yellow gold with diamonds, tourmalines, and kunzites. Hemmerle earrings in aluminum, silver, and white gold with peridot, tourmalines, and demantoids. Van Cleef & Arpels Aspiration Astrale ring in platinum and 18-karat white gold with emerald, rubies, and diamonds.Lauren Coleman
On a Roll
Get yourself in sync on arrival with a selection of timepieces that tick all the right boxes.
CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Breguet Tradition 7035 in 18-karat rose gold with diamonds, pink sapphires, rubies, and mother of pearl and a strap in deep pink alligator; Reine de Naples in 18-karat white gold with strap in blue alligator, rose gold with strap in orange alligator, and diamonds and white gold with mother of pearl. Chanel Sapphires Stripes Ring in 18-karat white gold with sapphire and diamonds.Lauren Coleman
Room Service
Bound or bottled, serious glam always delivers. Tip accordingly.
FROM TOP: Chanel Sapphire Stripes watch in 18-karat white gold with sapphires and diamonds. Van Cleef & Arpels Rubin Cosmique necklace in 18-karat rose and white gold with diamonds. Pomellato Sabbia necklace in 18-karat rose gold with brown, white, and black diamonds.Lauren Coleman
Party Down
Live in the lap of luxury with fine gems spread on a gold-dressed bed.
CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Temple St. Clair Garden necklace with tanzanite, aquamarines, green and pink tourmalines, tsavorites, blue moonstones, and diamonds. Graff Tribal ring in white gold with diamonds; Tilda’s Bow necklace in white gold with emeralds and diamonds.Lauren Coleman
Hush, Hush
Stack up your stones, then stock up on earplugs to keep the mayhem to a minimum—cocktail optional.
FROM TOP: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak “Jumbo” Extra-Thin watch in 18-karat white gold with sapphire crystal and diamonds. Roberto Coin Sauvage rings in 18-karat rose gold with diamonds and with malachite; Gourmette bracelet in 18-karat white gold with diamonds; Carnaby Street ring in 18-karat rose gold with blue lapis and diamonds.Lauren Coleman
A Star Is Born
Or better yet, a whole constellation—preferably presented on a sterling silver tray. Serve with a nightcap.
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: David Yurman Star necklace and Star Shadow chandelier drop earrings in 18-karat white gold with diamonds; Genesis Star hoop earrings in 18-karat white gold with diamonds.Lauren Coleman
Produced byParker Bowie Larson.Styled by Victoria Petro-Conroy.
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This story originally appeared in the Winter 2022 issue of ELLE DECOR. SUBSCRIBE
