Like many of the French house’s touchstones, Chanel’s sporting roots can be traced back to Coco herself. The designer introduced a “sport” atelier as early as 1921 and developed sleek silhouettes that reflected Western culture’s growing reverence for lithe and dynamic forms. Over a century later, modern living is a sport in itself, and Chanel’s Haute Joaillerie Sport collection is a glittering reflection of that synergy.
Featuring intricate gestures and feats of craftsmanship that pay homage to the house’s codes—a carabiner in the shape of the number 5, or clasps borrowed from the house’s iconic 2.55 handbag, for example— each piece is an artisanal triumph. Echoing delicate mementos of matches won or divisions clinched, the collection evokes the ecstasy of movement—as thrilling today as it was a near-century ago.
