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Join Curator Connie Karol Burks as she carefully handles costume earrings, necklaces and brooches designed by Gabrielle Chanel.

Watch and listen as Connie examines the jewellery using a magnifying glass, picking out design features and colour schemes distinctive to the House of Chanel. Some of the pieces originally belonged to leading 1950s fashion model Anne Gunning, who would have paired these with accompanying CHANEL garments.

Close your eyes as you hear the delicate clink of chains and the soft snap of clasps, and imagine what the pieces would have felt like to wear.

00:00 What is costume jewellery?
00:56 Unclipping Gripoix earrings from Paris
01:31 How was it made? Pâte de verre technique
02:52 Unboxing a CHANEL necklace secured with ribbons
04:45 Examining necklace detail
05:45 Handling a CHANEL pearl necklace
07:44 Original owner, 1950s fashion model Anne Gunning
08:54 Long strings of pearls and beads
10:43 Seeing a CHANEL brooch through the magnifying glass
12:42 CHANEL pearl brooch inspired by Renaissance jewellery
13:39 Blue layered Gripoix brooch

Discover more about the Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto exhibition: https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/gab...

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