In the course of reporting the piece about the rise of fashion branded
fine jewellery (along with menswear, it’s seen as the next big opportunity
for many luxury brands) I had a very interesting conversation with
Stanislas de Quercize, the ceo of Van Cleef and Arpels, who made three
interesting points I wanted to pass on:
1. First, he said it was good for the industry to have so many fashion
brands launching or expanding their fine jewellery ranges. Read more


Vanessa has been the FT’s fashion editor since 2003, and is based in New York, though she lived in London for 12 years.