Why Gaia Repossi loves Luc Besson, David Lynch and Baz Luhrmann: the jewellery designer heir’s top fashion tips and lifestyle hacks – from Parisian matcha tea to Bottega Veneta ‘lady-boss wear’
- Phoebe Philo, Balenciaga’s Demna, Alaïa’s Pieter Mulier, Bottega Veneta’s Matthieu Blazy and Ferragamo’s Maximilian Davis are all designers who born fashionista Gaia Repossi keeps tabs on
- Friends Stella Maxwell, Devon Carlson, Mona Tougaard, Nora Attal and Tina Kunakey top her IG feed; the Repossi creative director is also an unlikely film buff who binges Gaspar Noé, Werner Herzog and Netflix’s The Crown
As the only heir of master jeweller Alberto Repossi, Gaia Repossi was thrown in the deep end when she took over the eponymous jewellery maison in 2007 – exactly 50 years after it was founded by her grandfather Costantino – at the tender age of 21.
Since then, she has shaken up the Monaco-based house with runaway hits such as the Berbere, inspired by the line tattoos of the Tuareg, the Berber people native to the Sahara; and the Serti sur Vide range, known for its “floating diamond” design.
A regular at fashion weeks and art fairs around the world, the millennial talent is observably one of the most stylish women in the world. Here’s how she does it
What I’m watching
On a darker note, I love Gaspar Noé’s movies as well. They are probably very relatable to me with my French upbringing. My favourite TV show of all time is Twin Peaks though, and I love all the Werner Herzog documentaries.