Jewelry and bijouterie in the Gothic style

Luxurious Gothic jewelry for real princesses Jewelery and bijouterie

Styles in art are formed over a long period of time and smoothly transition from one to another, being in continuous development. Sometimes there are several styles at the same time. But as Charles Garnier, the creator of the Paris Opera building, said, “... each era has its own beauty.”

Some styles, having outlived their time many decades and even centuries ago, come back again and again, repeating something, and changing something in one form or another. In jewelry art, talented designers and craftsmen always feel the pulse of their time. Each style is based on its own philosophy of life.

For example, the Gothic style in jewelry is based on a philosophical and religious heritage. In the modern world, the Gothic style draws inspiration for the most part from the dark side of life associated with death - skulls and the gloomy attributes of vampirism.

True Gothic is more refined - its attributes are swords, shields, crosses, crowns, armorial and stained glass elements. The elements of the decoration also included heavy chains with large pendants, belt buckles, rings, agraphs ... The rings were decorated with large precious stones, as well as religious themes, in the latter case, enamel jewelry was especially revered.

If today we pay attention to the magical properties of the stone insofar as, then in the Gothic style the symbolism of stones was of great importance. Pendants and agraphs of the Gothic style were also decorated with large precious stones and enamels. Loved in the Gothic style and pearls. The contrast of white pearls with black lace always looked luxurious.

The Gothic revival at the end of the 20th century is identified with skulls, bats, scarab beetles, spiders and vampires. By the way, they started talking about vampires and other attributes of the other world back in the Victorian era, when the Irish writer Bram Stoker created a vampire.

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Mixing medieval gothic culture and modern trends, the designers have created, one might say, a new style with a rich and varied palette of jewelry art.

Particular preference in modern Gothic is given to white gold, silver and platinum. Precious white metals and diamonds create a contrast with the gloominess and heaviness of stones, including the most common ones - rubies, emeralds.

Attractive luxury is combined with gloomy skulls framed by large diamonds, which creates a sense of mysticism and intimacy. As in medieval jewelry, the stones and the jewelry itself are often made provocative and massive.

Christian Dior Jewelry

 

Creative director of Christian Dior jewelry line Victoire de Castellane presented gothic-style jewelry in which she allowed a certain boldness in expressing her understanding of this style. In jewelry, skulls atypical for the French brand, surrounded by large precious stones, crosses covered with diamonds, fastenings of details of many products resembling spider legs, rings, necklaces, brooches, pendants, decorated with stones in the form of skulls.

Victoire de Castellane not afraid of experiments, the somewhat frightening and attractive luxury of her gothic collection will not leave anyone indifferent.

Luxurious white gold ring with diamonds and blood red rubies, amazingly feminine necklace with a scattering of diamonds, rubies and dark blue sapphires, white gold pendant and rubies resembling drops of blood - everything attracts the eye with elegance and luxury. And although the jewelry Gothic style requires a certain outfit, many ensembles from the collection Victoire de Castellane relevant for any outfit and situation.


French jeweler Lydia Courteille occupies a special place in Gothic jewelry. Scientist, gemologist, collector and traveler, Lydia Courteille began building her own jewelry collections over ten years ago.

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Her small boutique is located near Place Vendôme, on Rue Saint-Honoré, where you can meet not only collectors, but also just lovers of antique jewelry from all over the world, and among them celebrities…

Styles from different eras intertwine in her own collections. Flora, fauna, mysticism, symbolism, archeology - everything is combined brightly, nobly and with dignity.

Many products Lydia courteille made in the Gothic style. Her daggers, crosses and skulls made of gold, diamonds and sapphires do not make a gloomy, intimidating impression. Lydia chooses stones for her jewelry herself, traveling to different countries. Earrings, rings, bracelets are created with unique materials - for example, rhodium-plated gold.

gothic jewelry for real princesses

The Spanish jewelry company Magerit creates original jewelry using the technique of miniature sculpture. Design ideas and high craftsmanship embody the mysterious and legendary Notre Dame Cathedral with its evil and gloomy gargoyles and stained glass windows in decorations.

Gargoyles - monsters that adorn medieval temples, in Christian ideas are associated exclusively with evil power. Gargoyles are images of the forces of chaos, it was believed that they were tamed by higher spirituality, the focus of which is the temple.

Jewelry in the Gothic style for the most part requires the appropriate style of clothing, hairstyle, makeup and even the color of the nails. There are jewelry among them that can allow a freer choice, so when buying such jewelry, you should think over your whole image in advance, and in what situations you will wear them.

The Gothic style of jewelry, using medieval artistic traditions, will always be popular, because the craving for mystery is indestructible in a person.