Delfina Delettrez

All jewelry from DELFINA DELETTREZ

on the superpower of jewelry

interview by JINA KHAYYER
portraits by OLA RINDAL
style by MARINE BRAUNSCHVIG

 

JINA KHAYYER — You launched your jewelry brand six years ago, but until today you didn’t use the Fendi name. Why?
DELFINA DELETTREZ — I don’t want help just because I am a Fendi. I want to do it on my own.

JINA KHAYYER — Why did you become a jewelry designer?
DELFINA DELETTREZ — When I was a kid I would go into my mom’s closet to play with her furs and with her jewelry. I felt a connection between fur and jewelry: fur makes me feel primitive and strong, and in a way jewelry does the same. Since then I’ve been fascinated by jewelry.

JINA KHAYYER — Do you remember the first piece you designed?
DELFINA DELETTREZ — Yes. I made…