text: Gravity, Rarity and Vanity in Gems - The New York Times
  Fashion|Gravity, Rarity and Vanity in Gems
  Gravity, Rarity and Vanity in Gems
  PARIS — "It's a timeless collection," said Delfina Delettrez, in a wordplay on her new collection, where watches, designed for the smartphone generation, had a jewel instead of a face.
  The "Timeless" bracelet in silver, crocodile leather and green quartz, by Delfina Delettrez.CreditCamilla Alibrandi
  And there was another, different meaning: the idea of stones like pearls that have traditionally been considered classically timeless given a new emphasis. For the designer, that meant a rivulet of tiny stones in narrow rings running along fingers from the nails down toward the hand.
  For another kind of wordplay, the display of this new collection was called: "Never Too Light." In an art gallery setting, the first two rooms were dedicated to "Gravity" and "Rarity" — with the jewels on plates levitating from a long table via a magnetic laser beam.
  Finally came "Vanity," where the designer's imagination ran riot with what she called "a game of drinks." That meant an orange spritz or chocolate served up in lipstick cases. The jewelry might be almost as surreal, with one bracelet just embracing half the wrist — part of a collection that was light-hearted, lightly made and shone a beam of light on imaginative modern jewelry.