Luxury Lifestyle

To change the idea about the limits of possible is one of Van Cleef & Arpels’ leitmotivs. The history of the brand in many respects depended on the technical innovations. Up to the invention of an invisible bar tack Van Cleef & Arpels created handbag Minaudiere - pocket needments, finished with precious materials. This elegant bagatelle contained all vital for the woman from society things: watch, lipstick, jars with cosmetics, compact powder, mouthpiece, lorgnette, a box for pills. The idea of new jewelry forms has grasped imagination of Van Cleef & Arpels masters. In 1938 they created an adornment Passe-Partout, idea of which many times appeared in the next years: it can be transformed into a necklace, a bracelet and even a belt.
Closer by our time - Envol necklace from Dream of a Summer Night 2004 collection. It is decorated with two removable details - butterflies: one of the refined diamond lace, the second - laid out with rubies on an invisible bar tack.
Necklace Ruban, part of Couture of 2004collection, shows that degree of flexibility which demands incredible jeweller’s art. Modern technologies have allowed to create a new version of Zip necklace with brilliants and the jewels, created in 1930th years for Vindsorskaya duchess; now it can be equipped with a functional zipper.