1980s vintage chanel door-knocker clip-on earrings

The most desired label in the world. Gold plated door knocker clip-on earrings featuring embossed stars and 'CHANEL' script. For a versatile look the hoop can be detached and worn as demi-hoop earring. Stamped with Chanel authenticity mark.

Gabrielle Coco Chanel was intrigued by stars and comets. Every morning, when a child Chanel would walk across the corridor of polished pebbles that were arranged in geometric patterns with five-pointed stars. These memories were to inspire the theme of her first jewellery collection, Bijoux de Diamants, in Paris in 1932. Many years later this theme was reintroduced into her collections.

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Gold plate, 6 cm x 5 cm

ABOUT THE DESIGNER

The legendary Coco Chanel was a champion of costume jewellery mixing fine and costume pieces together. She was one of the most influential fashion icons of all time. During a very brief career as a cabaret singer, Chanel performed in clubs in Vichy and Moulins where she was nicknamed Coc