{"id":2123015,"date":"2026-11-04T21:53:17","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T20:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/?p=2123015"},"modified":"2026-11-05T14:34:43","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T13:34:43","slug":"van-cleef-arpels-couture-repertoire-geneva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/2026\/11\/04\/van-cleef-arpels-couture-repertoire-geneva\/","title":{"rendered":"In Geneva, Van Cleef & Arpels translates couture into jewellery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In Geneva, Van Cleef & Arpels is exhibiting 19 creations and eight documents on the theme of couture, from 14 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A buckle, a link, a bracelet: the Ludo offers a concrete way into \u201cA Couture Repertoire by Van Cleef & Arpels\u201d. Presented in Geneva<\/a> from 14 October 2026 to 31 March 2027, the exhibition brings together 19 heritage creations and eight archive documents at the boutique at 23 rue du Rh\u00f4ne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The belt becomes a bracelet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Appearing in 1934, the Ludo takes up the look of a belt: articulated yellow-gold links in a brick pattern join a rectangular buckle. The house notably presents a drawing from around 1935 and bracelets from 1935 and 1937. On the latter, an oval cabochon sapphire is framed by scrolls set with diamonds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The connection with clothing thus plays out in the construction as much as in the motif. A belt closes and adjusts; transposed to the wrist, its buckle becomes the centre of the composition. The suppleness of the mesh allows the metal to follow the body. It is this translation of a function into a form that makes the comparison instructive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking at the document alongside the object<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An archive drawing and a piece of jewellery do not give the same information. The first allows one to read an arrangement of lines; the second adds material, volume and articulation. Bringing them together invites one to look for the decisions that separate a graphic intention from a worn object.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This reading offers an alternative to a history of jewellery reduced to the evolution of ornament. It asks us to look at how a reference to clothing imposes manufacturing constraints and how these become a language. The couture repertoire announced in Geneva then takes on a precise meaning: a set of forms that jewellery<\/a> moves, builds and renders mobile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sources \u2014 editorial verification<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A Couture Repertoire by Van Cleef & Arpels \u2014 monitoring link<\/a> \u2014 14 October 2026. Checked on 1 November 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Couture Repertoire by Van Cleef & Arpels \u2014 official version consulted<\/a> \u2014 14 October 2026. Checked on 1 November 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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