Since her childhood up until her last moment, wheat has always been a part of Gabrielle Chanel’s memories. Her date of birth on August 19th coincides with the harvest festival held at the end of the summer, symbolizing renewed prosperity and abundance. For her father, wheat was an emblem of all that was good and wholesome. As a child, she frequently heard him saying “my good wheat” and this expression accompanied her throughout her life as a lucky charm. This natural element filled her apartment at rue Cambon, her suite at the Ritz or her home in La Pausa in all its forms: real, in wood, bronze or in a painting by her friend Dalí.

The house of Chanel walks down memory lane and revives these souvenirs through a high jewelry collection entitled Les Blés de Chanel, celebrating this essential element of Gabrielle Chanel’s world.

These 62 exquisite creations follow the life cycle of wheat; while “Premiers Brins”, “Brins de Printemps” and “Brins de Diamants” pay tribute to the tender young wheat shoots of early spring, “Moissons Ensoleillée”, “Bouquet de Moisson”, “Moissons de Perles” and “Moisson d’Or” evoke the harvest. There is no better way than “Fête des Moissons” to celebrate crowns of braided wheat, or the sets of “Champ de Blé”, “Impression de Blé” and “Blé Infini” to evoke the early summer each in its own artistic way. While the wheat in June that appears as the ear-of-wheat blooms is depicted in “Cascade d’Epi”, the “Légende de Blé” necklace offers a majestic interpretation of it. 

Visit the Photo Gallery to discover one of Gabrielle Chanel’s most personal symbols.

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