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Of Comets, Lions and Wings

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June 29, 2025

Chanel's 'Reach for the Stars' high jewellery collection is an homage to the house's time-honoured codes

- By MANISH MISHRA

Of Comets, Lions and Wings

Coco Chanel time and again rejected the rules of luxury by embracing black. The 'Reach for the Stars' collection pays tribute to the brand's three emblematic symbols: the comet, wings and the lion. Coco's astrological sign, Leo, which she had roaring on suit buttons, became the emblem of Chanel Haute Joaillerie in 2012. For the 'Reach for the Stars' collection, the house's Fine Jewelry Creation Studio has imagined a lion head facing forward, its mane surrounded by stars to form a sparkling medallion; and a second more sculpted interpretation, depicting the beast i

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