Bridal jewellery: The latest creations from luxury maisons

February 26, 2019

By Jodie Smith

8 min read

Engagement and bridal wear is a very important and commercially successful part of the fine jewellery industry. Traditionally, this is a more conservative design realm for brands, where new trends are occasionally and gently incorporated into more expected styles that potentially appeal to a wide variety of tastes. Whether classical or more innovative, here we take a look at the latest romantic creations for a bride to be from luxurious high jewellery brands.

href=”https://www.chaumet.com/” rel=”noopener noreferrer” target=”_blank”>Chaumet

We are all used to engagement rings being embellished with diamonds, however, the latest trend for colour encourages jewellery houses in the use of a variety gemstones, even in bridal jewellery. For example, Chaumet’s latest additions to the new ‘Josephine Josephine – Chaumet au Firmament’ collection includes the ‘Soir de Fête’ cocktail rings with either spinel, blue sapphire, emerald, yellow diamond, and even rare padparadscha sapphire accented with intricate, baroque decoration on the shank. For the more traditionally inclined, there are the colourless versions, which are entirely diamond embellished, and feature a foliate shank supporting a statement centre stone. Bridal jewellery is Chaumet’s forté, and so the latest high jewellery collection also includes tiaras and diadems.

Chaumet 'Soir de Fête' ring with 5ct pear cut Mozambique ruby and colourless brilliant cut diamonds in white gold

Chaumet 'Soir de Fête' ring with 5ct pear cut fancy yellow diamond and colourless brilliant cut diamonds in white gold

Chaumet 'Soir de Fête' engagement ring with central cushion cut diamond and accented with brilliant cut diamonds in white gold

Chaumet 'Soir de Fête' engagement ring with central cushion cut diamond and accented with brilliant cut diamonds in white gold

Chaumet 'Soir de Fête' cocktail ring with cushion cut red spinel and accenting diamonds in white gold

Chaumet 'Soir de Fête' cocktail ring with cushion cut emerald and accenting diamonds in white gold

Chaumet 'Joséphine Aigrette Impériale' diadem with pink sapphire, tsavorite garnets and diamonds in white gold

href=”https://www.garrard.com/jewellery/” rel=”noopener noreferrer” target=”_blank”>House of Garrard

House of Garrard also offer a selection of incredibly feminine and regal tiaras which are perfect to wear on your big day: the ‘Alice’, ‘Beatrice’ and ‘Charlotte’ are all diamond covered designs worthy of any royalty, while the most spectacular ‘Garland’ also benefits from a dappling of pearls alongside glittering diamonds. The more conventional set of bridal jewels – a ring, pendant and earrings – called ‘Harmony’ contain two diamond halos of varying sizes surrounding a large brilliant round central diamond.

House of Garrard 'Harmony' double halo earrings and ring with diamonds in white gold

House of Garrard 'Harmony' double halo earrings with diamonds in white gold

House of Garrard 'Harmony' double halo ring with diamonds in white gold

House of Garrard 'Harmony' double halo pendant and earrings with diamonds in white gold

House of Garrard 'Harmony' double halo pendant with diamonds in white gold

House of Garrard 'Beatrice' tiara with diamonds in white gold

House of Garrard 'Charlotte' tiara with diamonds in white gold

House of Garrard 'Garland' tiara with diamonds and pearls in white gold

House of Garrard 'Alice' tiara with diamonds in white gold

House of Garrard 'Garland' tiara with diamonds and pearls, and 'Harmony' double halo earrings with diamonds, both in white gold

href=”https://www.tiffany.com/” rel=”noopener noreferrer” target=”_blank”>Tiffany&Co.

For 2019, legendary New York maison Tiffany&Co. introduced ‘Tiffany True’ – a concise capsule collection of jewellery including a classic, simple engagement ring designs either in platinum with a colourless diamond, or in 18 karat yellow gold with a yellow diamond. For the colourless diamond version, ‘Tiffany True’ debuts an eponymous new fancy diamond cut which has been especially calculated to increase the surface area of the diamond’s table. Tiffany&Co. describe the ring design as “minimal, architecturally constructed and discreetly marked on the side with a ‘T.’” The ‘Tiffany True’ collection is an elevated version of the simple solitaire diamond ring which has become known as the epitome of engagement jewellery.

Tiffany&Co. 'True' collection engagement ring with uniquely cut diamond, and pavé diamond wedding band, both in white gold

Tiffany&Co. True' collection engagement rings with uniquely cut fancy yellow diamond in yellow gold and colorless diamond in white gold respectively

Tiffany&Co. 'True' collection engagement ring with uniquely cut diamond in white gold

Tiffany&Co. 'True' collection engagement ring with uniquely cut diamond in white gold

Tiffany&Co. 'True' collection engagement ring with uniquely cut diamond in white gold

href=”https://www.boodles.com/” rel=”noopener noreferrer” target=”_blank”>Boodles

Boodles ‘Harmony’, ‘Kiss’, ‘Ashoka’ and ‘Vintage’ rings are all modern reinventions of traditional engagement and wedding rings; featuring halo settings, pavéd shanks and combining gemstones and diamonds, as well as mixed metals. These unconventional elements – such as kissing rings which nestle beside one another, shaped to ergonomically fit together – perfectly suit the modern bride.

Boodles ‘Vintage’ collection halo engagement rings with cushion, brilliant and Ashoka cut central diamonds in white gold

Boodles ‘Ashoka’ engagement and wedding ring set, with Ashoka cut feature diamond and accenting pavé diamonds in white and rose gold

Boodles ‘Kiss’ engagement and wedding ring set, with brilliant cut feature diamond and accenting channel set diamonds in white gold

Boodles ‘Vintage' engagement and wedding ring set, with brilliant cut feature diamond and accenting pavé diamonds in white and rose gold

href=”https://www.chanel.com/en_GB/watches-jewellery/jewellery” rel=”noopener noreferrer” target=”_blank”>Chanel

The latest collection from Chanel is the ‘1.5’ which incorporates the camellia flower and toi et moi design into their unconventional diamond engagement rings, tapping into the current trends for asymmetrical jewellery and mixtures of diamond cuts. From 2018’s ‘Coromandel’ series, each of the ‘Evocation Florale’, ‘Fleur de Diamant’ and ‘Impression Florale’ rings feature exceptionally unique design characteristics; large central oval, brilliant round or emerald cut diamonds placed on a background of diamond pavé in a patterned floral ‘screen’. 

Chanel 'Contraste Blanc' open ring with emerald and brilliant cut diamonds in white gold

Chanel 'Contraste Blanc' open ring with emerald and brilliant cut diamonds in white gold

Chanel 'Comète' open ring with oval and brilliant cut diamonds in white gold

Chanel 'Evocation Florale' ring with emerald, brilliant and baguette cut diamonds in white gold

Chanel 'Fleur de Diamant' ring with oval and brilliant cut diamonds in white gold

Chanel 'Impression Florale' ring with brilliant cut diamonds in white gold

href=”https://www.harrywinston.com/en” rel=”noopener noreferrer” target=”_blank”>Harry Winston

Harry Winston’s ‘Bridal Couture’ collection, which I highlighted in the past, includes six exclusive designs inspired by the intricate lace patternings of bridal gowns. These concise selection of pieces mirrors the way in which haute couture designers only create a few pieces each season highlighting the very best in their design.

The creation process for the Harry Winston 'Bridal Couture' engagement ring with 5.51ct emerald feature diamond and marquise cut diamonds in platinum

Harry Winston 'Bridal Couture' engagement ring with 5.51ct emerald feature diamond and marquise cut diamonds in platinum

Harry Winston 'Bridal Couture' engagement ring with 3.15ct cushion cut feature diamond in platinum

Harry Winston 'Bridal Couture' toi et moi engagement ring with 1.51ct marquise cut diamonds in platinum

Harry Winston 'Bridal Couture' engagement ring with 5.02ct oval cut feature diamond in platinum

Harry Winston 'Bridal Couture' engagement ring with 5.70ct pear cut feature diamond in platinum

Harry Winston 'Bridal Couture' engagement ring with 3.20ct brilliant cut feature diamond in platinum

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