7 most creative new jewellery drops, from Stray Kids’ Bang Chan in Fendi to Chanel and Prada

This season, leading jewellers are reimagining modern adornment. Creativity takes centre stage with fresh designs from brands like Boucheron and Van Cleef & Arpels. Meanwhile, Collina Strada collaborates with Awe Inspired as Prada releases colourful gems, and Chanel’s classic couture braid is reinvented as jewellery.\nCollina Strada\n\nNew York-based fashion label Collina Strada, helmed by designer Hillary Taymour, and jewellery label Awe Inspired have joined forces for a series of striking pieces that debuted at the brand’s spring/summer 2026 show during New York Fashion Week. Highlights include the Twisted Thorn earring, Hedgehog pendant and ring, and Gua Sha pendant.\nPrada\n\nFans of coloured gemstones should check out Prada’s Couleur Vivante fine jewellery collection. The range stands out for its vivid hues and unexpected colour combinations, achieved through the pairing of stones ranging from amethyst to aquamarine, citrine, morganite and peridot.\nChanel\n\nChanel’s couture braid, used as trim on its iconic jackets, becomes a piece of jewellery in the Première Galon, a new version of the Première, the house’s first watch for women, introduced back in 1987. The watch’s bracelet is braided out of yellow gold, and is also available in a version embellished with diamonds.\nFendi\n\nMade entirely of sterling silver, Fendi 925 is a new men’s jewellery line from the Roman house. Part of the brand’s centenary collection this year – hence the name – the range, which has already been worn by K-pop sensation Bang Chan, features designs such as chain necklaces, signet rings and a mono earring adorned with the brand’s FF logo.\nHomer\n\nHomer, American singer Frank Ocean’s luxury line, is in expansion mode with store openings in London and Los Angeles. The brand’s colourful and cool creations include Bullet Hole Heart pendants – which come in vivid colours – and the chain-link Sodium collection.\nBoucheron\n\nBoucheron’s Quatre needs no introduction. Now, building on that signature range, the brand has added the Quatre Sand collection. Combining invention and craftsmanship, the bracelets and bangles in this collection offer a striking contrast with their mix of the usual yellow gold with 3D-printed black sand.\nVan Cleef & Arpels\n\nFirst created in 1968, Van Cleef & Arpels’ Alhambra has become one of the jewellery world’s most iconic – and most imitated – motifs. Now, for the first time, the maison has introduced transformable creations. This necklace, for instance, can be worn long, short and even as a bracelet thanks to a detachable element. Made of rose gold, grey mother-of-pearl and white mother-of-pearl, this piece also stands out for its asymmetrical arrangement of the Alhambra motif, which appears in different sizes and materials, including guilloché gold.\nAdditional contributions by Sumnima Kandangwa\n