The collection has attracted stars like A$AP Rocky, Offset, LeBron James and Hong Kong Olympic champion fencer Cheung Ka-long – but why? When Hong Kong fencer ...
“Can you believe I still don’t have one?!” So exclaimed a jewelry-focused friend when I asked her to help me define the enduring allure of Van Cleef & Arpels’s Alhambra, which is celebrating its 50th ...
The Alhambra collection, first launched in 1968, has become a trademark of Van Cleef & Arpels’ refinement. Its enduring legacy is clearly seen here in the maison ...
Half a century ago, inspired by the decorative patterns Jacques Arpels observed on his travels, Van Cleef & Arpels launched Alhambra—a clover-shaped gold medallion resembling a Moorish quatrefoil. “As ...
Jacques Arpels’ belief in lucky talismans was the inspiration for the iconic Alhambra design, a four-leaf clover set with malachite, onyx, and other stones, that he created 50 years ago for his family ...
Fifty years ago, Van Cleef & Arpels introduced the Alhambra, a four-leaf clover lucky charm motif suggestive of Moorish tile work that soon became emblematic of the fabled jewelry house. The piece ...