Van Cleef and Arpels exposes Place Vendôme in Paris about twenty ballerinas created between 1941 and 1993.
Louis Arpels was a big amateur of operas and ballets, in the 40s in New York. It inspired a series of " clips ballerinas(ballet pumps) ".
The used precious stones sublimate the movement of these ballerinas.
To read it more, see the article of Journal du Luxe.
Photo credit: Van Cleef & Arpels