Bulgari Goes Bold With High Jewelry Collection Inspired by the Eighties

ROME — In a tribute to the Eighties and the special bond between Bulgari and Andy Warhol, the Rome-based jewelry brand unveiled its new haute joaillerie collection “Wild Pop” here on Thursday at the stunning Renaissance Villa Farnesina frescoed by Raffaello. To showcase the collection, though, Bulgari re-created a colorful set inspired by the extravagant decade. Power suits and shoulder pads left room to the “Magnificent Green Ruffles” necklace set with an exquisite 34,12 carat Colombian emerald, inspired by some retro fashion advice courtesy of the Dynasty character Alexis Carrington, who said “When in doubt, add some ruffles to your dress.”   Bulgari’s Precious Ruffles necklace in pink gold, emeralds, amethysts, turquoises and diamonds.  “I had so much fun,” said a beaming creative director Lucia Silvestri, who was impressed by a trip to the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts in New York and saw how connected the artist was with Bulgari. “I started working at Bulgari in 1980, for me it was like going back to that period, I really enjoyed it.” Not that the collection wasn’t especially challenging in terms of manufacturing. In particular, Silvestri pointed to the “Play it again,” series, a necklace and earrings that reproduced vinyl LPs and their players,

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