Fabergé – A Catwalk Renaissance

It was a Fabergé moonstone egg bought by Richard Burton for Elizabeth Taylor that captured the imagination of Olivier Rousteing for autumn/winter 2012. For his second collection for Balmain, the designer created boxy leather jackets and couture ‘sweatshirts’ topped with matelassé-inspired embroideries dense with pearl, crystal and gold beading and a powder pink tuxedo suit topped with delicate pearl and crystal quilting. With its resplendent catwalk renaissance, captured in a series of illustrations by artist Tania Ling, Fabergé is the jeweller du jour for Autumn/Winter 2012.