Peek Into the Jewellery Boxes of Three Collectors and Find Out What Are Their Must-have Baubles
Cartier Crash Skeleton
platinum watch with
leather strap and
diamonds, Dior
Joaillerie Archi Dior
Cocotte Rubis ring with
diamonds and ruby, and Dior Mini
Oui yellow gold ring with emerald.
STORIED FINGERS
“When I bought it, I barely knew anything about jewellery. Even so, I practically never take it off, and it goes with everything else I wear,” shares Stella Yang about her very first jewellery purchase – a yellow gold Dior Mini Oui Emeraude ring that she wears on her pinkie finger. She’s come a long way since then, developing a taste for one-of-a-kind pieces, and becoming a fan of Victoire de Castellane’s whimsical storied designs for Dior Joaillerie.
The ION Orchard member explains: “I don’t necessarily buy for the quality of the gemstones; you can get quality stones from many jewellers. A piece of art that comes with a story appeals to me more. Castellane’s designs are imbued with imaginative stories and the history of the brand.”
Dior Joaillerie
Ma Bague
ring with
rubellites and
diamonds,
and Cartier
Agrafe
pink gold
bracelet with
diamonds.
Clockwise from top
left: Dior Joaillerie
Rose Dior Bagatelle
bangle, necklace
and ring with
diamonds, Tete de
Mort chalcedony
ring with diamonds,
pink, blue and yellow
sapphires, Paraiba
tourmalines and
tsavorite garnets,
Rose Dior Bagatelle
ring with diamonds,
emeralds and
Paraiba tourmalines.
“I don’t necessarily buy for the quality of the gemstones; you can get quality stones from many jewellers. A piece of art that comes with a story appeals to me more.” STELLA YANG
Clockwise from top:
Diamond earrings,
Harry Winston
vintage necklace with
diamonds, jade bangle,
Cartier Love pink gold
bracelet with diamonds,
ruby butterfly ring,
Tiffany & Co. Blue Book
Collection ring with
diamonds and Paraiba
tourmaline, and
Tiffany & Co. bracelet
with diamonds.
SPARKLING MEMORIES
As medical director of Prive Clinic, Dr Karen Soh admits that she can’t wear her jewellery on an everyday basis. However, that hasn’t stopped her from assembling a colourful collection featuring a number of vintage pieces. She reveals that much of her collection was gifted to her, such as jade earrings and a jade ring from her mother-in-law. When she does buy pieces for herself, she is exacting about the quality of the stones.
She has no qualms purchasing individual gems that catch her eye when she travels, and brings them back to be set into jewellery. As she says: “It takes time and serendipity to build a collection of pieces which I love and which mean a lot to me.”
Clockwise from top: Van
Cleef & Arpels Lucky
Alhambra bracelet with
malachite, mother-of-
pearl, tiger's eye and
carnelian; ring with
diamonds and heartshaped
ruby;
vintage
bracelet
with diamonds;
ring
with diamonds and
Paraiba
tourmaline;
and earrings
with jade
and diamonds.
“It takes time and serendipity to build a collection of pieces which I love and which mean a lot to me.” DR KAREN SOH
Van Cleef & Arpels
Magic Alhambra
16-motif long necklace
with mother-of-pearl
and onyx, and Lotus
Between The Finger
ring with diamonds.
GAME CHANGER
Having just jetted in from Dubai the night before the shoot, you might expect this petite stunner to be jet-lagged. Not Shabnam Arashan. Looking cool and collected in her crisp white blouse, she gamely shares her penchant for classic pieces that provide some room for creativity.
“I like the timeless designs of Van Cleef & Arpels’ Snowflake collection. Then there’s its Lotus Between The Finger ring, which is a versatile design that also showcases the round, colourless diamonds well. It has a mechanism that allows you to wear it closed on one finger or open on two fingers.”
Her creativity shows in her choice of everyday jewellery too – a trio of Alhambra necklaces is simple and classy, but when she wants to get creative? “I wear the long ones as a belt or head ornament – just fasten them with pins where necessary!”
From left:
Van Cleef & Arpels
Broderie ring with
diamonds, Van
Cleef & Arpels
Magic Alhambra
long necklace
with mother-ofpearl
and onyx,
and
Snowflake
platinum earclips
with diamonds
“I like the timeless designs of Van Cleef & Arpels’ Snowflake collection.” SHABNAM ARASHAN
TEXT GRACE CHUA & 辜媛琳
PHOTOGRAPHY VERONICA TAY
STYLING JEROME AWASTHI
HAIR EILEEN KOH & ANN LIN
MAKEUP AMY CHOW
CLOTHES & JEWELLERY MEMBERS' OWN.
ALL IN 18K WHITE GOLD UNLESS STATED.
