Actress Elle Fanning is the Cartier Global Ambassador and face of the Grain de Café collection. The collection first launched in 1938, becoming famous due to Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn in the 50s. The line was reintroduced by Cartier in 2022.
Grace Kelly, the actress turned Princess with a truly charismatic aura, could not resist this inspiration. It was for her wedding to Prince Rainier III of Monaco that she received a Grain de Café set, which she embraced with the same ease as other Cartier creations, from the most intimate to the most prestigious. She remains the most alluring expression of this creation that links Monaco, the French Riviera and the chic opulence of the 1950s.
Kelly wore the necklace on many important occassions, including on an official visit to the White House in 1961 to meet President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and in one of the official royal portraits.
Fanning said in a statement, “The Grain de Café collection embodies so much of what makes Cartier’s style and savoir-faire unique; from exquisite gold work to the precious transformation of an everyday object. It is an honor to become the face of a creation that brings together elegance, glamour and radiant femininity.”
To pay tribute to Grace Kelly, the iconic Hollywood star, Cartier turned to American director Alex Prage, whose sensitivity resonates with the codes of the collection.
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