Japanese Director Hirokazu Kore-eda Appears at the 79th Cannes International Film Festival Wearing Chaumet Jewelry.

May 12, 2026 (Tuesday, local time) marked the opening of the 79th Cannes International Film Festival.

Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda, a world-renowned filmmaker representing Japan, appeared on the red carpet wearing Chaumet's 'Envol' high jewelry brooch for the screening of the opening film, 'La Vénus Électrique,' directed by Pierre Salvadori.

Hirokazu Kore-eda, a world-renowned Japanese film director.

'Envol' Brooch: White gold, diamonds, enamel.

About 'Envol' High Jewelry:

This is a new high jewelry collection announced by Chaumet, a French high jewelry maison, in January 2026. For over 245 years since its founding, Chaumet has walked hand-in-hand with French history, elevating its homage to nature into jewelry designs. The 'wing' motif, representing freedom and self-liberation, is boldly expressed using the maison's iconic blue and grand feu enamel. It is a free and magnificent work that fuses the tradition of savoir-faire (craftsmanship) inherited by the maison with innovation.

Evoking a historical piece of the maison, a wing brooch once owned by Gertrude Payne Whitney, this brooch features a beautiful gradation from deep sea blue to sky blue grand feu enamel, bordered by diamonds to form the wings. Its magnificent appearance transforms the wearer into a modern Hermes or Mercury.