Ornamental Elements

Coco Chanel ignited the cuff craze in 1937 when she began wearing a cuff designed by Fulco Santostefano della Cerda, Duke of Verdura.

“Chanel, already at the height of her fame, hired Verdura as her head textile designer. There he began, in 1927, an eight-year collaboration with her at the Chanel atelier. Quickly noticing Verdura’s talents as a jewelry designer, Chanel commissioned him to help her create her boutique jewelry collection, as well as to rework much of her own personal jewelry.” The featured cuff is one of the most famous pieces from their collaboration.