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Audio slideshow: Chanel’s ‘Haute Couture’ necklace

Published: September 12 2008 18:29 | Last updated: September 12 2008 18:29

Scheherazade Daneshkhu, Paris correspondent, gets exclusive access to Chanel’s design team and workshop to witness the creation of a piece of fine jewellery for the Paris Biennale des Antiquaires, the collectors’ antiques and jewellery fair.

She talks to the head of design about Coco Chanel, the inspiration behind the “Haute Couture” necklace and the artisans in the workshop about the practical process of putting the piece together in time for the final show.

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