Kate Moss’ first jewellery collection with Messika gives diamonds a cool girl update

You wouldn’t expect Kate Moss, the face of undone insouciance, to care much about jewellery.

Yet the British supermodel clearly does, as her new jewellery line shows us. It was made in collaboration with Messika, the French haute joaillerie house whose casual, contemporary diamond designs have won over the likes of Gigi Hadid, Beyoncé and Rihanna.

But it was Moss, as well as Marilyn Monroe, that founder Valérie Messika first pegged as her muses when she launched her jewellery label in 2005. Through her new collaboration with the fashion icon, things have come full circle.

The “Messika by Kate Moss” line is inspired by pieces in Moss’ own jewellery box. The model’s taste for jewels is actually pretty eclectic, encompassing designs from different eras. In the mix are elaborate Victorian baubles, geometric Art Deco styles and even Indian jewellery, collected from Moss’ travels to India as a teenager.

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Moss wears a set of earrings and a choker in diamonds and malachite from her new collection. (Photo credit: Nikolai von Bismarck, courtesy of Messika)

Their influences shine through in the new, 70-piece high jewellery collection, which include sets of earrings, necklaces, rings, bracelets, headpieces and nose jewellery. Some highlights include a tasseled sautoir, sunburst hoops, a three-finger ring, and dangling earrings set with pear-shaped malachite (crystals, after all, are having a moment in jewellery).

These are all enhanced with Messika’s careful selection of diamonds, which are of the highest quality and certified by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). (Messika herself has an intimate understanding of the gems, being the daughter of French diamond dealer André Messika.)

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Yellow gold and diamond arm bracelet (Photo credit: Messika)

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Yellow gold and diamond sautoir necklace (Photo credit: Messika)

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Yellow gold, diamond and malachite earrings (Photo credit: Messika)

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White gold and diamond bracelet (Photo credit: Messika)

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Yellow gold and diamond bracelet (Photo credit: Messika)

Yet none of that steers the Messika by Kate Moss collection away from the modern ethos at the heart of the jewellery brand. As luxuriously as they are crafted, the designs are meant to be effortlessly worn to everyday affairs, not tucked away preciously in a jewellery box. That design approach is shared with other diamond jewellery designers (such as Hong Kong-based Nicholas Lieou and British designer Monica Vinader), reflecting the tastes of women today.

The entire Messika by Kate Moss collection will launch in November, but until then, you can get your fix of everyday diamonds from these jewellers.

Header photo credit: Nikolai von Bismarck, courtesy of Messika

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