Since many women wear a watch on one wrist and bracelets on the other, the Love bracelet’s sleek modernity and status as a sentimental yet timeless fashion staple allows it to be the perfect layering piece. So how does one stack and layer with the bracelet that is supposed to be locked onto the wrists for a lifetime? Modern-day celebrities who been spotted wearing them include Cameron Diaz, Pippa Middleton, Sofia Coppola, Lindsay Lohan and Angelina Jolie. Other couples that owned the bracelets were Nancy and Frank Sinatra and Dyan Cannon and Cary Grant. The screwdriver can also be worn as a unisex necklace – a smart move in the era of feminism and now in the era of multiple pendants and charms.Īt the original launch at its New York City Boutique, Cartier presented twin bracelets to 25 of the world’s legendary couples of the time, including Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, Sophia Loren and Carlo Ponte, and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. The Love bracelet is fitted onto the wrist in two parts, secured with a small screwdriver, and is to be worn “till death do us part”. From its creation in the “Make Love Not War” era of the late 1960s, women are still head over heels with the original style as well as the myriad variations that have evolved.Ĭipullo was inspired by ancient cultures and influenced by the medieval chastity belt for his first design for Cartier New York.
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He also didn’t have to consider beepers going off at airport security lines or trying to explain to a guard who doesn’t know what the Love bracelet is, “Sorry but I really can’t take it off” only to receive a full body search.Ī stylish and symbolic jewel, Cartier Love bracelets mean enduring commitment and eternal love but also everlasting chic. When Aldo Cipullo, a designer for Cartier created the Love Bracelet in 1969, I doubt he had a clue that 47 years later, women would not only still be wearing and coveting them but also stacking them with updates of the original bracelet, modern designer pieces, vintage and antique cuffs, bangles and flexible styles.
The First Love Bracelet Ad which ran in the New York TImes 1970, photo courtesy Cartier Archives, New York © Cartier
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