One bow-shaped hairpiece, aptly named Tie the Knot, is a distinctive black, red and white creation some 29cm in length, with diamonds set alongside unconventional materials for high jewellery such as magnesium and bio-acetate – a material often used in eyewear. Solve Me is a playful piece that appears to have drawn inspiration from the Rubik’s Cube puzzle, its 20 cube-shaped pieces forming a necklace, and its sides featuring smooth grey or pink spinels, or set with pink sapphires and diamonds.

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For the ideal combination of eye-catching and regal, there is the Alata ear cuff and matching stud from the Piaget Metaphoria collection. The ear cuff features two pear-shaped diamonds and overlapping petal-like pieces featuring either diamond pavé, gold or white mother-of-pearl, or Piaget’s special Décor Palace engraving that makes gold look like shimmering silk. Worn above the ear, with the gold and silver petals set against a backdrop of the wearer’s hairdo and an ear stud to add symmetry to the look, this Grecian-like set is an elegant way to make a statement and turn some heads.

There is also the Mineralis ear cuff, where the precious stones are set at the base of the cuff, featuring sapphires and diamonds set in 18k white gold.

The mesmerising body of this marine animal was depicted in a pieces just as intriguing, featuring an inverted setting where the diamonds are positioned with their culets facing out for a spiky effect. This includes a pair of earrings in 18k white gold and set with diamonds and blue cuprian elbaite tourmalines the colour of a clear blue sea – a dynamic set that demands a second look.

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The collection follows the order of the seasons beginning with spring, with one necklace capturing the characteristics of a season known for its budding flowers with an eye-popping 161-carat, cushion-cut tourmaline in a vibrant pink hue. The rest of the necklace features smaller tourmalines set in a design resembling a garland and arranged in a gradient colour pattern that goes from green to yellow, with shades of pink that grow darker closer to the star tourmaline.

Another necklace in the Allegoria collection features more subtle tones to convey the autumn season but is no less stunning with its 78-carat yellow sapphire in an east-west setting.

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Louis Vuitton sets out to tell the story of the creation of our planet with its Deep Time high jewellery collection. Comprising 170 pieces, Deep Time is the largest high jewellery collection ever from the fashion house. The collection is divided into two chapters, Geology and Life, which in turn follow 13 themes.

A collar necklace in the Wave theme from the Geology chapter showcases an impressive degree of skill by the maison’s jewellery artists. Designed to look like a curling wave, the piece is set with vertical rows of diamonds in different cuts. The wave meets at the centre point of the collar necklace, where there is a diamond cut in the shape of the LV monogram flower, and from which hangs an oval-cut, 40.80-carat Sri Lankan sapphire in a regal deep-blue hue.

Drift is the last theme in the Geology chapter and its rings are larger than life, featuring yellow sapphires as a salute to the sun, and aquamarines in light-blue tones to mirror the ocean.

The rings also symbolise the balance between hot and cold, the warmth of the yellow sapphires playing against the silvery cool of the aquamarines. Just as how maximalist jewellery can sit alongside understated pieces in your own collection, for times when only a loud pop of colour will do.