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OBSESSIONS. DECORATION. SALIENT FACTS. It all starts with a story of love — or at least a crush. In 1906, young Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel was inspired by the quilt designs on the blankets of the horses belonging to her lover Étienne Balsan and on the jackets of the stablehands. Fascinated, she incorporated the motif into her fashion and home decoration. In 2015, the quilted design was transformed into gold, and Coco Crush was born. This year, Chanel added a new pavé setting technique, lighting up the diagonal lines of the quilted weave. Although the diamonds appear to be scattered across the gold, it's a mirage created by the technical prowess of the jewelers. Alongside 18K yellow and white gold, Chanel is debuting pieces in its signature beige gold. Two pieces in the collection set off the beige gold with a touch of red: intense rubies in the hollow of a C-shaped pendant and in the center of an O on a bracelet. When placed together, the pieces playfully spell COCO on the wrist or on a décolleté. At Chanel boutiques. Caitlin Hsu Coco Crush necklace with quilted motif in beige gold with rubies Crushing It Coco Crush necklace with quilted motif in beige gold with diamonds Tiffany Titan Tahitian pearl bracelet in gold with diamonds T iffany Titan with Pharrell W i l l i a m s f e a t u r e s T a h i t i a n pearls and a new prong- less setting, where the diamonds appear to hover. The first collection with Williams was launched in 2024 and is based on Poseidon and the three- prong trident. An elegant brutalist design, the spears and points are offset with gold and diamonds. In the newest collection, the lustrous darker-hued Tahitian pearls are sourced from French Polynesia and are among the rarest and most valued of cultured pearls. At Tiffany & Co. Pharrell and Tiffany to a T Tiffany Titan Tahitian pearl earrings in gold with diamonds Pharrell Williams 32