IF THE POPULARITY OF BVLGARI’S B.ZERO1 LINE THESE DAYS MAKES IT HARD TO TYPECAST WHO WEARS IT (MICHELLE OBAMA DOES; DITTO JLO), THE OVER 15 DESIGNS ISSUED FOR ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY WILL HELP SET THINGS STRAIGHT.
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If the popularity of bvlgari’s b.zero1 line these days makes it hard to typecast who wears it (michelle obama does; ditto jlo), the over 15 designs issued for its 20th anniversary will help set things straight. Among them: bangles with just enough heft and the brand’s logo subtly cast as latticework, pieces previously co-designed by zaha hadid updated with black or white ceramic inserts, and the re-edition of the rings that started it all (five simple bands stacked up) in white or yellow gold. The spare, industrial aesthetic – an ode to rome’s colosseum – was the opposite of what fine jewellery was when the range debuted in 1999: more about form, less about ornamentation; glamorous without being precious. In short: intellectualmeets-chic, be it in a former flotus or jenny from the block kind of way.
PHOTOGRAPHY VEE CHIN STYLING IMRAN JALAL MODEL ELLA BB/MANNEQUIN