The Burning Question

The evolution of women’s style is a story of liberation—first from waist-cinching corsets, later from skirts and, more recently, from teetering high heels. But what’s lesser known is that several decades earlier, Frédéric Boucheron was loosening women’s chains—quite literally—through his namesake jewellery. Arguably the first contemporary jeweller to open a boutique at Paris’s Place Vendôme, Boucheron first drew his Question Mark necklaces in a sketch that dates back to 1879. The asymmetrical design was created to be worn loosely around the neck and without a clasp thanks to an ingenious spring system. This year, Boucheron’s creative director Claire Choisne has decided to reinterpret the collection with eight new necklaces that pay homage to the craftsmanship of Boucheron’s original design. They were recently showcased alongside several archival pieces in the maison’s plush Le…