Founder Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel laid that foundation ... One really can’t view any Chanel High Jewelry collection without acknowledging that original leap, a pivot away from costume jewelry ...

“It was more about translating a vibrant energy and movement than [about] any sport in particular,” says Patrice Leguéreau, director of Chanel’s Fine Jewelry Creation Studio, of the collection.

The first models were created by founder Coco Chanel in the 1930s ... Kate Moss and Claudia Schiffer paraded gleaming waist jewelry on the catwalk, draped over everything from evening gowns ...

Jewelry sat on busts in the bottom corner under ... Marino also looked to Coco Chanel's interior design aesthetic for the store's design, which blended the simplicity of black and white decor ...