LOUIS VUITTON

The centrepiece of the Bravery high jewellery collection created in honour of Louis Vuitton’s bicentenary, Le Mythe combines several of the maison’s emblematic signatures. These include the Damier or checkerboard pattern, studs and motifs inspired by trunk locks, rope and the Monogram flower. Gracing the triple-row necklace are three extraordinary sugarloaf cabochons: a 19.7-carat Sri Lankan sapphire in a sublime royal blue, a detachable 8.64-carat Colombian emerald with a rich green hue and a vibrant yet velvety-soft 7.11-carat Madagascan sapphire that’s also detachable. Over 1,300 hours’ work was required to create the phenomenal white gold necklace, which can be worn in 12 different permutations and is extremely supple.