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Named Hortus Deliciarum, Latin for ‘Garden of Delights’, Gucci’s second High Jewelry collection presented in a campaign starring Jodie Turner-Smith draws on the symbolic motifs that are dear to Alessandro Michele and Gucci, taken from the extensive and multifarious canon of the luxury House’s iconography.

Gucci Hortus Deliciarum 2021 High Jewelry collection; @Gucci

This new collection evokes the inherent splendor of Mother Nature, Gucci’s ultimate muse—and the universal beauty of the sky.

This eclectic line is distinguished by its kaleidoscopic palette, a reflection of the mercurial sky and its shifting hues and constellations. The collections takes its cue from the ephemeral yet recurring beauty of the changing sky and its shifting colors and constellations.

The collection comprises more than 130 pieces, largely one of a kind, and its motifs revolve around four themes. Gucci’s ‘hortus’ (or ‘garden’) of jewels is inhabited by magical beasts and flowering with totemic symbols of nature, distilling the poetry of the past with the beauty of the present. Included in the collection are striking solitaires as well as a precious selection of bejeweled timepieces. Gucci’s second High Jewelry line features tasseled necklaces, rings, bracelets, watches, and chandelier earrings.

The High Jewelry collection combines Italian craftsmanship with the romantic and poetic narrative of Gucci.

Each gemstone has been fastidiously chosen for its quality and uniqueness, speaking to the painstaking attention to detail that Gucci creations are known for. In an array of pieces, the world of nature brings to life a collection redefined with maximalist allure.

Alongside nature, whose elements including flowers and magical beasts are ubiquitous in the House’s ‘hortus’ (Latin for ‘garden’) of jewels, Jodie Tuner-Smith acts as a fellow muse in poetic images from the new Gucci High Jewelry campaign.

Inspired by a photo of Elizabeth Taylor taken by Helmut Newton in 1989, Jodie Turner-Smith appears in the new Gucci High Jewelry campaign wearing one-of-a-kind pieces from the new Hortus Deliciarum High Jewelry collection.

Gucci debuts in High Jewelry with a mythical garden.

Gucci marked two scintillating milestones: the first Gucci High Jewelry collection and the luxury house‘s first high jewelry boutique in Place Vendôme in Paris.

Garden of Delights the first Gucci High Jewelry collection by Alessandro Michele on display at Hôtel de La Salle, Paris 2019 July- — Garden of Delights the first Gucci High Jewelry collection by Alessandro Michele on display at Hôtel de La Salle, Paris 2019 July; @gucci

Crafted by hand, some of the 200 Hortus Deliciarum High Jewelry pieces inspired by a mythical garden debuted in Gucci’s first high jewelry boutique on 16 Place Vendôme in Paris.

Place Vendôme, the Parisian epicenter of high jewelry, welcomed a new Gucci boutique dedicated to fine and high jewelry. Creative Director Alessandro Michele channels his curiosity and curatorial instinct into the House’s first-ever Gucci High Jewelry collection, Hortus Deliciarum, in Latin meaning ‘Garden of Delights’.

Luminous, individual, the new Hortus Deliciarum high jewelry collection presented during Couture Week in Paris is focused on three themes: Animal Kingdom, Hearts & Arrows, and Solitaires. Striking solitaire rings are paired with gilded cuffs, one of a kind pieces, majestic animals, and allusions to Gucci’s costume jewellery.

“Within these lines we find foliate motifs necklaces and chandelier earrings which refer to the current trend for grandiose Rococo and Baroque inspired jewellery. Contrasting colours of cabochon gemstones and chain link diamond pavé necklaces with animal motifs also keep the collection fashionable and of the moment,” wrote jewelry expert katerinaperez.com.

“Hearts & Arrows, pays homage to undying love in all its forms, with sparkling hearts crossed with plume-tipped sagittate arrows, and coming-of-age tiaras,” wrote harpersbazaar.com.

Garden of Delights the first Gucci High Jewelry collection by Alessandro Michele-Gucci Place Vendome Boutique-2019; @gucci

The collection features Gucci symbols cast with precious metals and stones. A lion’s head in a white gold bracelet and ring reveals colored tourmalines, garnets, amethysts and opals; other luxury pieces crafted with a heart and arrow gleam with blue sapphires and diamonds.

“This being Gucci, though, there isn’t a diamond in sight. Instead, fiery orange mandarin garnets, blush-pink topaz, rich red rubellites and mint-green tourmalines take centre stage in this magical garden,” wrote thejewelleryeditor.com

“It’s a bold, brilliant and slightly bonkers collection that will appeal to the growing legion of Gucci aficionados who adore Michele’s gloriously off-kilter take on fashion.”

English musician, singer, songwriter, producer and poet Florence Welch performed at the Petit Palais in Paris to celebrate the opening of Gucci Vendôme, wearing a Gucci Cruise 2020 plissé crêpe voile gown, a ring in yellow gold with yellow beryl and sapphires and a ring in yellow gold, garnet and diamonds from the new Gucci High Jewelry collection.

The most notable thing about this high jewellery collection, added Katerina Perez, is undoubtedly the vivid, almost neon saturation of colour in the gemstones which Gucci has employed. Renowned for his passion for jewellery and poetic vision, Alessandro Michele has personally sourced unique stones for his first fine jewellery collection.