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5 Reasons Why by Sep 12, 11:43AM in Shop

Tiffany: New Bottle Pendants, Venice-Inspired Gems Speak to Classicists and Cool-Hunters Alike

1. Sweet, inventive and useful, the bottle pendants were inspired by “Elsa’s memory of women walking around with gardenias in their hands in ’60s Portofino,” group director Cathryn Ramirez tell us. “She wanted to create something that lets you wear a flower as jewelry.” Photo: Chantal Gordon/The Feast

Photo: Chantal Gordon/The Feast

1. Sweet, inventive and useful, the bottle pendants were inspired by “Elsa’s memory of women walking around with gardenias in their hands in ’60s Portofino,” group director Cathryn Ramirez tell us. “She wanted to create something that lets you wear a flower as jewelry.” Photo: Chantal Gordon/The Feast
1b. Ramirez says shoppers have been reaching for the medium-sized bottles resembling tiny perfume flasks. Options include sterling silver and 18-karat gold, and stoppers come in black jade, turquoise and lapis for some styles; prices go from $275 up to $4,000. Photo: Chantal Gordon/The Feast
2. Newer still is Paloma Picasso’s Venezia collection inspired by the designer’s childhood visits to Venice, which she counts as a second home. The collection consists of four lines inspired by the City of Water; first up is Palina, which pays homage to the striped mooring poles of the city’s gondolas. The enamel/sterling silver combo is graphic, playful, and starts at $275. Photo: Chantal Gordon/The Feast
3. The pieces from the Stella group are informed by the eight-point stars that adorn Venice’s most famous buildings, including St. Mark’s Basilica. We were especially enchanted by the statement studs in 18-karat gold and indigo enamel that aren’t yet available online but can be bought at the Fashion Valley store. Photo: Chantal Gordon/The Feast
4. The more classic pieces in the new crop of baubles, the earrings, necklaces, and bracelet in the Goldoni category riff on the ornate wrought iron gates of the Guggenheim in Venice. Photo: Chantal Gordon/The Feast
5. As the earlobe comes out of hiding and becomes fair game for statement gems again, these 18-karat gold drop earrings (left) from the Venezia’s Luce line are timeless enough to warrant the $1850 but also come with an icebreaker of an origin story: During childhood trips to Venice with father Pablo and mother Francoise Gilot, Paloma would mesmerize herself with the spiraled lanterns hanging all over town. Photo: Chantal Gordon/The Feast

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Tiffany has put out a lot of "It" shapes in its day — keys, locks, hearts — but its latest talisman to hit the Fashion Valley store is our hands-down favorite. It's a bottle.

The pendants are courtesy of Elsa Peretti’s new Bottle collection, and we dig them because of their stark, fuss-free lines, and because they make flowers wearable, a la Weegee’s most famous fashion photo. Anther plus: the necklaces have a startlingly wide appeal. Tiffany die-hards will love the smooth, Perettian lines, and a cool hunter can can put an orchid in one, sling it over a turtleneck and bask in the Ali McGraw glow.

We stopped into the Fashion Valley store for an in-person look at the glam flasks, which arrived alongside new wares from another member of Tiffany’s star stable, Paloma Picasso. Last month the latter debuted her Venezia collection that’s full canal-inspired striping and Guggenheim-informed scrollwork.

Above, we check out the two new collections and tell you why the baubles are worth a go-see.