THE "JACKIE" NECKLACE BY GERARD DAREL: 

A SYMBOL OF ETERNAL FEMININE SOPHISTICATION.

One of my favourite pieces of jewellery of all times is the Jackie kennedy's replica neclace by Gérard Darel. Certainly, it 's not a recent addiction to my collection, but a classic statement necklace I treasure mostly for sentimental reasons as well as for its classic charm.

Inspired by Jackie's black pearl double-strand necklace, this iconic piece by the designer is a

replica of one of Jackie Kennedy's famous necklaces and is made of glass beads, according to a very ancient craft technique invented in 2000 BC. All the glass beads are hand-made and unique, so the fragility of this piece of jewellery accounts for its charm. Gerard Darel bought the original black necklace at an auction at Sotheby's, New York in 1996, where people from all over the world had come to admire jewels and various objects that had belonged to the famous former First Lady. And only Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis could make a simulated pearl necklace be so valued at auction, thanks to the added value of the "Jackie factor": the way she wore her hat, the ineffable "Jackiness" of her, which made a banal pair of Liz Claiborne earrings that anyone could buy at the counter of Saks Fifth Avenue worth a fortune. Fashion jewellery has always been a measure on a woman's poise, her grace under pressure, her power to turn the fake into fortune simply by the way she moves. And, like her, Jackie had no qualms about mixing the fake and the fine. It was jewellery Jackie wore every day, which really reflected her sense of style, her elegance. 
Nowadays, the versatile piece, which can be worn also in one strand, since the other can be removed to allow you to wear it both ways, comes in black and white. But when Gérard Darel launched the product and successfully advertised it by a photo-shooting featuring the model Stéphanie Seymour, was marketed in different shades: black (like the original), white, bronze, golden, silver-grey. 

I chose the golden hue, since I found it becomingly bright on my face and eternally chic, if worn with a black outfits.

On the other hand, Fashion is aspirational. That's what it's about.