“The objective,” says Frédéric Grangié, president of Chanel Watch and Fine Jewelry, of this highlight from Chanel’s new high jewelry collection, Haute Joaillerie Sport, “was to get the ...

The first models were created by founder Coco Chanel in the 1930s ... Kate Moss and Claudia Schiffer paraded gleaming waist jewelry on the catwalk, draped over everything from evening gowns ...

“It was more about translating a vibrant energy and movement than [about] any sport in particular,” says Patrice Leguéreau, director of Chanel’s Fine Jewelry Creation Studio, of the collection.