The Van Cleef & Arpels Zip Necklace is still an Icon…

In 2005, Van Cleef & Arpels introduced a new iteration of its classic Zip Necklace. The redesign helped reintroduce one of the Maison’s most technically daring creations to a new generation of collectors and red-carpet stylists. The more slender version, called the Zip Couture necklace, is worn along the neckline or down the back and can still be converted into a bracelet by removing the upper portion of the piece to “zip” into bracelet form.

Though this version has been around since 2005, it reached a whole new level of visibility when Margot Robbie wore a diamond and sapphire Van Cleef & Arpels Zip necklace to the 2015 Academy Awards with her Saint Laurent dress. The piece was widely reported to be valued at approximately $1.5 million, making it one of the most spectacular jewels on the red carpet that evening. Robbie told the press, “The necklace is worth more than my life!”Today, the design is enjoying something of a red carpet revival. Daughters believes this is because it “celebrates mobility, industrial progress, and the interplay