Mellerio
For its couture collection, the house of Mellerio—founded in France in 1613 and still going—revisited the Grand Ananas tapestry that once adorned Marie-Antoinette’s private apartments at Versailles. Inspired by the piece’s central pineapple motif, creative director Laure-Isabelle Mellerio designed the “Garden of Dreams” necklace, which encapsulates the queen’s love of beauty. The necklace features over 22 precious gemstones and a removable pineapple pendant that can also be worn as an earring. Mellerio once crafted jewels for the Queen of Versailles herself (see here a cameo bracelet that was on view at Bergdorf Goodman last spring), and her infatuation with pretty things coupled with the splendor of Versailles have been a leitmotif for the atelier since its founding. Other botanical pieces, such as Jardin Pierreries wreath necklaces and Belazza Giardino lavaliers, reinforced the house’s romantic codes.
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