FRED CHANCE INFINIE CAPSULE COLLECTION

FRED CHANCE INFINIE CAPSULE COLLECTION

The sensual, solar pieces of Fred's new capsule collection transform the Maison’s signature motifs into true works of art.

August 12, 2020

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The 8°0 collection, originally launched in 2016, is taking a new direction, as it is renamed the Fred Chance Infinie collection and enriched with a capsule collection by designer Annelise Michelson.

A cherished idea of Fred Samuel, the founder of Maison Fred, was to regularly invite artists to collaborate on the creation of new jewelry pieces, imbuing them with their singular aesthetic vision. Today, Fred Artistic Director Valérie Samuel is perpetuating the tradition initiated by her grandfather by inviting the jewelry designer Annelise Michelson to create a capsule collection for the Maison. It marks the unveiling of the Chance Infinie, the new name of the 8°0 collection, launched in 2016.

Guided by a strong, sensual vision of femininity, Annelise Michelson drew inspiration from the codes of Maison Fred in order to reinterpret them in her own style. “I was thrilled to immerse myself in the glamorous world of Fred Samuel and to revisit the feminine curves of the figure 8 to create a symbol of luck, joy and infinity,” she says. Annelise Michelson thus reworked Fred’s historic lemniscate, a small curved figure within a larger one, to create a capsule collection of four pieces in yellow gold: a ring, a torque necklace, a cuff and an earring.

She takes the Chance Infinie motif down unexpected paths, with distortions and plays on proportion, solid curves and asymmetrical effects transforming the original, delicate lines. This radical design underscores the elegance of a confident, self-assured woman, while the generously rounded volumes exude sensuality.

Discover the collection here.

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