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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 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. Tiffany Titan Tahitian Pearl earrings in gold with diamonds Pharrell Williams T exas becomes the epicenter o f t h e contemporary art world Thursday through Sunday, April 10 through 13, when Dallas Art Fair returns to Fashion Industry Gallery for its 17th edition, with 90 international, national, and Texas galleries. Co-founded by visionary developer John Sughrue and led by longtime director Kelly Cornell, with VIP relations director Sarah Blagden, this influential boutique fair in the heart of the Dallas Arts District has come a long way from its fledgling arrival in 2009 amid daunting financial times. Expect big players come April, as well as those with independent vision. Year 17 showcases galleries that deal art in more than 50 cities and hamlets spanning six continents. Highlights: global powerhouse Perrotin; unique internationals such as Mexico City dealers OMR, Galería Ethra, and Saenger Galería; London-based gallerists including Hales Gallery, Josh Lilley Gallery, Ronchini Gallery, TAFETA (20th-century and contemporary African art), and fresh arrivals The Sunday Painter and LBF Contemporary; Swiss export Fabienne Levy Gallery; in from Dublin, the elevated Kerlin Gallery; intriguing Japanese dealers including Osaka-based Tezukayama Gallery and Koki Arts of Tokyo; and Cape Town gallerist WHATIFTHEWORLD (Africa and the African diaspora). Among the U.S. delegation are iconic- to-cool NYC dealers including Canada, Alexander Berggruen, Pablo's Birthday, Bienvenu Steinberg & C, Hollis Taggart, Franklin Parrasch Gallery (home to the mythic Texan Forrest Bess), Yossi Milo, DIMIN, and Morgan Lehman Gallery; buzzy Southerners SOCO Gallery of Charlotte, Wolfgang Gallery of Atlanta, and Memphis arrival Tops Gallery (Outsider talents); and Detroit's Library Street Collective, whose stable includes Dallas great Jammie Holmes. Showcasing L.A. action are Anat Ebgi, Louis Stern Fine Arts, Luis De Jesus Los Angeles, Make Room, SPY Projects, and Vielmetter Los Angeles. These dealers join 14 Texas-founded galleries, including Houston notables Inman Gallery and McClain Gallery joined by new-to-town arrival, Monterrey-headquartered Colector. dallasartfair.com. Catherine D. Anspon Lucia Hierro's Lavadero de Alfredo, 2024, at Fabienne Levy Gallery 14