Inside the Cartier archive | Panthers on the prowl | precious jewels
Garbo
Cool, understated elegance that belies inner sparkle and sizzle.
As Cartier launches the latest iteration of its emblematic panther design, Susan Skelly explores a vast archive that is as much a reflection of 20th-century social history as it is of the premium jeweller’s sparkling gems. It’s an icy, grey, drizzling Saturday morning in Paris and the doors to the Grand Palais have just swung…