Luxury

Still from Love magazine's FW 13 Vuitton fashion film . Directed by James Lima

"Luxury is being able to do what you want to do"

Marc Jacobs.

"The only word Elizabeth knows in Italian is Bulgari": Richard Burton

The Golden Ellipse was launched in 1968.

Hermes, too, would probably love to put a bid in as brand pioneers.

I ought to be ashamed of myself, actually, for that title slug... "The New Chapter".

Mikimoto's silver, pearl and diamond earring.

If you had to wait on nature to produce pearls, then that rare commodity would be unreasonably scarce.

Deo Regique Laborant

Jennifer Zuccarini's Fleur du Mal is a future generation brand to watch

“Le serpent qui danse"

Zilli, 140 New Bond Street, London SW1 (020-7499 3510 )

To go with this exhibition, graphic designer Irma Bloom has created a special edition with images referring to CHANEL Nº5

To a blurred eye, that could read "Culture Channel". But why shouldn't there be a Chanel cultural channel? 24/7. 365!