It would be easy to dismiss Eugenie Niarchos as an heiress playing at being a jewellery designer. Then again, who better than the 27-year-old daughter of a Greek shipping magnate to design a line of baubles? She's had more exposure than most to gems the size of grapes.
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A career in jewellery is no mere whim; she's been designing pieces since the age of 18, getting a foot in the door with hip haute jeweller Gaia Repossi, who needed a hand when she was appointed artistic director of the family business. Niarchos went on to collaborate with the French designer Vanessa Seward, creating two capsule costume jewellery collections for Azzaro, before earning her stripes with a qualification in fine jewellery design and diamonds at the Gemological Institute of America.
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