Like a Tattoo, but in Gold

On a recent summer afternoon, the Persée jewelry counter upstairs in the Galeries Lafayette Champs-Élysées was busy, with some shoppers inquiring about piercings, but most waiting to get the brand’s Eternam chain, delicate links of gold that are soldered on — forever. “It’s like a jeweled tattoo,” said Nawal Laoui, the founder and owner of…

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Elevating the Humble Hairpin

Jenny Walton, an American artist and influencer, is creating heirlooms — or make that hairlooms. In late September she plans to introduce the four limited-edition hairpins she designed with Gioielleria Pennisi, the first pieces ever created by the family-owned antique jewelry boutique in the Grand Hotel et de Milan. Emanuele Ferreccio Pennisi, 46, who works…

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An Escalator, but in 18-Karat Gold

For Jenny Klatt and Stephanie Wynne Lalin, the founders and designers of the New York-based fine jewelry brand Jemma Wynne, inspiration has always come from their surroundings. And for their latest collection, that turned out to be an escalator. They didn’t have a “eureka!” moment on one, though. “We thought,” Ms. Lalin said, “that it…

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