Jewelry fans know that wearing a vintage Cartier can feel like a religious experience—and when it comes to rings, it’s tough to top the holy Trinity. Created by the French jeweler in 1924, the Trinity ring is a triple loop of rose, white, and yellow gold bands. Today, the style is a classic, thanks to its adoption by Grace Kelly, Princess Diana, and other style arbiters. But when the interlocking accessory first debuted 100 years ago, they were considered coveted, but also avant-garde due to the mix of precious metal and wearability. With the Trinity ring’s arrival, fine jewelry became a daily accessory, giving Parisians the chance to incorporate a luxury item into their wardrobe, no matter the occasion.
Today, on the heels of Trinity centennial parties in London, Paris, Shanghai, Singapore, and Tokyo, Cartier celebrates this fusion of groundbreaking design and believable chic with a Trinity 100 pop-up experience in Miami’s famous Design District. Built to celebrate the Trinity ring’s 100th anniversary, the exhibit runs from December 4 through December 8, with complimentary tickets available at cartier.com. Essentially, it allows fashion fans to see rare vintage Cartier pieces, explore the ring’s influence on Hollywood and fine art, and take a series of photographs inside a massive, glittering recreation of the ring’s famous design. In other words, for the first time ever, Cartier fans can step inside the Trinity’s literal inner circle.
At the exhibit’s opening preview party, model and beauty founder Pritika Swarup sat underneath a dreamy light show inspired by Jean Cocteau, the legendary French surrealist. Famously, the artist wore two stacked Trinity rings to represent his union to actor and director Jean Marais. In the next room, vintage ads from the ’50s and ’60s were on view, along with archival Trinity jewelry and coveted old-school pieces like Cartier’s collectible red lighters from the ’70s. Steps away, the artist Naomi Fisher watched as a circle of magnetic sand guided three metallic marbles along an infinite loop pattern. “It’s kind of like sacred geometry,” she observed, noting that artists (like designer Louis Cartier, for example) often embrace circles as a symbol of perfection meeting reality.
Another example of perfection meeting reality: Paul Mescal, the Irish actor and Trinity campaign face, whose portrait is part of a massive film-strip sculpture called “The Icon of Icons” on the second floor. He’s not here, is he?!” asked Clive Chang, the musician and Young Arts CEO. Alas, Mr. Mescal didn’t make the Miami bash—but a serpentine line of artists, influencers, and fashion stylists waiting their turn to pose inside a giant deconstructed Cartier Trinity ring did. “Do you think it feels like you’re inside the ring?” asked the actor Nicholas Alexander Chavez. (It did.)
As New Zealand musician Benee, rapper Saint Jhn, and ELLE Argentina cover star Sofia Resing gathered at the edge of the exhibit space, Janelle Monaé wanted to get the party started. “I need to see you dancing,” said the superstar as she took over the gilded DJ booth. It was, quite literally, their time to shine.
Thanks to Monaé’s skilled beats—and to Cartier’s signature pink champagne—this Miami Art Week party was a memorable bash. And for those who visit the Trinity 100 project in the days ahead, there’s one more treat besides the epic luxury selfie station that even party guests couldn’t experience: the chance to try on pieces from Trinity Wild, a new range of pieces encrusted with white diamonds and stamped with tiger stripes, leopard spots, and snakeskin scales at the end of the exhibit.
