Works In Progress: Everyday Objects Are Embellished With The Season’s Most Dazzling Pieces

At first glance, you may not realize that this fiery red satchel is entirely, fully, completely beaded—embellished from top to bottom with glossy beads that create the most marvelous tactile sensation. Shimmy it around, and you’ll even get a bit of a tune.

What a catch! This little red wax figurine is accessorized with a pair of fish-shaped rings from the Blue Book Collection that dazzle with hulking Sri Lankan padparadscha sapphires. The fish on top carries a sapphire of five carats; on bottom, the sapphire reaches just past six carats.

This fine jewelry piece is dubbed the Blushing Sillage bracelet and consists of a cuff of 18k pink gold with a collection of diamonds, rubies, spinels, garnets, and yellow sapphires arranged in a radial pattern. Striking in both detail and color palette, it’s an accessory that doesn’t really need to raise a hand to be noticed.

A sculpture-in-the-making wears a gem-filled Cartier High Jewelry watch like a necklace, with cabochon-cut rubies, sapphires, emeralds, and emerald-cut diamonds arranged like mere patchwork. On your wrist? It’s time to shine.

The latest to bloom in the glorious Van Cleef & Arpels gem garden? A pair of clips fashioned after a cluster of primrose buds. In lieu of petals, you’ll find rubies set in 18k gold. Wear them in concert or on their own, and fasten them to anything your heart desires, from gown to collar to lapel or beyond.

When designing this sumptuous handbag, Fendi had both practicality and luxury in mind, encrusting a fully beaded ballet-slipper-pink clutch—for, you know, essentials—with a built-in ring for the kind of glitz perfect for anywhere from the red carpet to merely painting the town red.

The crown jewel of Louis Vuitton’s latest men’s collection may very well be these not-so-homey house slippers. Festooned with a glittering array of stones, they’re enough to make the concept of being all dressed up with nowhere to go an actual goal.

This clay bust doesn’t know how lucky it is—draped around its neck are two beguiling necklaces: On top, a Cuban-style chain adorned with diamonds and cabochon-cut rubellite and amethyst stones; on the bottom, another diamond-encrusted chain—but this time, branching off into pear-shaped stones that make quite the impression.