FOR THIS year’s new addition to the Gucci Hortus Deliciarum High Jewellery collection, the Italian fashion House has unveiled Oscar award-winning actor and producer Jessica Chastain to front the campaign.
Jessica Chastain for Gucci Hortus Deliciarum High Jewellery
Bringing a poetic beauty to these pieces through a series of still-life images and a dedicated film, the multi-hyphenate inhabits an ethereal aesthetic as an accumulation of travel references from past to present are uncovered through the art direction of Ezra Petronio and lens of Mert & Marcus.
The voyeuristic yet intimate nature of this campaign hints at the star’s cinematic foundation while the opulence of the fashion and interior directly link to the very essence of Gucci today.
Jessica Chastain for Gucci Hortus Deliciarum High Jewellery
The collection, designed by Creative Director Alessandro Michele references specific historical eras and architectural monuments, suspending time and space into a single piece of maximalist jewellery.
Finding the inspiration behind this imaginary Grand Tour, the designer looked into the mid-nineteenth century all the way to the 1970s and to today, finding that when put together a fairytale like world was formed and translated into eccentric jewels accentuated through hues of aquamarine, rubellite, amethyst and sapphire.
Jessica Chastain for Gucci Hortus Deliciarum High Jewellery
Bringing a contemporary edge to the timeless nature of the past, Michele has managed to celebrate the extraordinary moments in the Hortus Deliciarium collection.
by Imogen Clark