The story of how the panther came to be Cartier’s mascot is now jewelry legend. If you aren’t familiar with it, all you really need to know is one name: Jeanne Toussaint. Or “La Panthère,” as Louis ...

As far as celebrating a century goes, last night’s fête to celebrate 100 years of La Panthère de Cartier was quite a lively one. The iconic feline was first introduced by Louis Cartier, the son of the ...

“Emeralds, onyx, diamonds, a brooch!” is what Jeanne Toussaint is said to have screamed after spotting a panther in the wild while on safari with Louis Cartier. By then she was already director of ...

Cartier’s director of jewelry, Jeanne Toussaint, was nicknamed “La Panthère”—an affectionate tribute to her bold, independent spirit and well-known fetish for felines. An influential figure in the ...

The house of Cartier is known for its watches and jewellery – its popular Love bracelets, the Tutti Fruitti range and the evergreen Tank. But it’s the panther that is the house’s mascot, the spirit ...

“There is something so primal about being a woman. Women create life,” Vanessa Kirby says, speaking on a recent evening from her home in London. She zooms out, as if taking in the astronaut view: ...

On planet fashion, a century is something of an eternity. But then in the world of fine jewelry, as in the jungle, the panther is a symbol of power, elegance, and, above all, endurance. And now, in ...

Those who love watches know that one of the most important timepiece exhibitions, Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH), takes place this month -- starting on the 16th, in fact. So, in ...

Paris-based luxury brand Cartier decamped to Los Angeles last week to launch (well, technically relaunch, but more on that in a minute) its Panthère de Cartier watch collection with an over-the-top ...

Introduced more than a century ago by Louis Cartier, the Tank was inspired by the WWI fighting machines developed by Renault, with a prototype given to American general John Pershing The Clash ...