Jewelry Industry Thrives Amid Luxury Downturn with €32B Sales, Cultural Spectacles in Paris
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Milena Martins-Alexandre
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The jewelry industry is thriving despite a broader luxury downturn, with estimated sales of €32 billion and 4-6% growth projected for 2025. The article focuses on how legacy maisons like Van Cleef & Arpels, Cartier, and Boucheron are staging elaborate, culturally-rich exhibitions and high jewelry presentations during Paris Haute Couture Week. Van Cleef & Arpels transformed a Paris venue into an Egypt-inspired Cirque du Soleil-style spectacle after geopolitical tensions forced cancellation of its planned Egypt launch. The piece explores how jewelry brands are doubling down on craftsmanship, storytelling, and cultural messaging — from Cartier's exhibition on nature and civilization to Boucheron's focus on architectural design — as a strategy to maintain relevance and desirability in an uncertain economic climate.
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Van Cleef & Arpels had planned to unveil its Egypt-inspired high jewelry collection in the land of the pharaohs in May, but the ongoing conflict in the Middle East prompted the brand to bring Egypt to Paris by way of a lavish Cirque du Soleil-style spectacle.
It was just another proof of resilience from one of the few sectors to emerge unscathed from the luxury downturn.
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