Julia Roberts and Chopard Debut Haute Joaillerie Assortment

Chopard‘s Caroline Scheufele has unveiled a one-of-a-kind capsule assortment of haute joaillerie with Julia Roberts, a tribute to Chopard’s Insofu emerald.

Copresident and creative director of Chopard, Scheufele envisioned a collaboration that might totally categorical and improve the gem’s pure magnificence, and seemed to accommodate ambassador Roberts as the perfect associate to change concepts and creativity.

“Collaborating with Julia on this capsule assortment has been an unimaginable journey,” Scheufele stated. “From the second we found the Insofu emerald, we knew it was a gem that might encourage greatness. This parure is a testomony to that inspiration, a fusion of our shared ardour for magnificence, class and accountable luxurious.”

The Chopard Insofu is a 6,225-carat emerald found within the Kagem mine in Zambia. It’s identify “Insofu” means elephant within the language of the area the place it was found. Chopard bought the stone in its tough type, seeing the potential given its distinctive altering shades of inexperienced and unparalleled purity of its texture.

As Chopard’s world ambassador, Roberts has usually worn designs imagined by Scheufele and her haute joaillerie workshops, creating a deep understanding of the maison. The model has had a number of jewellery collaborations on the books previously, having crafted items with Julianne Moore, Marion Cotillard, Mariah Carey and Rihanna.

“Caroline instantly caught my consideration when she advised me the story of her distinctive Insofu emerald. It was such an thrilling problem when she later proposed we work on a bespoke design, and collectively, we’ve had plenty of enjoyable bringing this set into actuality, creating jewellery that’s lovely, sustainable, and mixes the timeless attract of emerald with beautiful colours and a stone I cherish, the turquoise,” Roberts stated of the partnership.

The Swiss luxurious timepiece and jewellery maker has deep ties to the movie business, sponsoring the Cannes Film Festival, utilizing the occasion to premiere its pink carpet and high jewelry collections. In 2023, Scheufele went even additional, sending a group of couture robes down the runway throughout the competition on a star-studded roster of her longtime pals together with Naomi Campbell, Helena Christensen and Eva Herzigova.

The Chopard x Julia Roberts three-piece set makes use of avant-garde execution with heirloom aesthetics and features a ring, a necklace, and a pair of earrings from a choice of the Insofu minimize emeralds. The parure blends an array of vivid contrasting hues — crystalline inexperienced of the emeralds, matte sky-blue turquoise ( a gemstone the model stated is a specific favourite of Roberts’, who has worn it all through her life) and cherry-red rubellites.

The cocktail ring followers out over adjoining fingers from its emerald coronary heart forming a flat, vibrant flower with drop-shaped gem petals. Droplets of pear-shaped emerald, rubellite and turquoise dangle in chandelier-style from the earrings, echoing the similar-shaped tassels scattered throughout the necklace fashioned by a row of colourful gems that includes the identical minimize.

Every bit within the set is made in Fairmined-certified moral rose gold, reflecting Chopard’s decade-long Journey to Sustainable Luxurious, a cornerstone of the maison and a trigger close to to Roberts, too. “For a number of years I’ve been supporting Chopard on their Journey to Sustainable Luxurious, and I’m very proud that every piece on this assortment has been handcrafted in Fairmined-certified moral gold,” Roberts stated.

“This collaboration has given me a deeper appreciation for the craftsmanship, artistry and exhausting work of so many who goes into bringing a chunk of jewellery to life. Now that our high jewelry set is prepared, it’s beautiful and I can’t wait to put on it,” the Oscar winner stated.