What a Gem
In her jewelry—and in her life—Noor Fares combines chic sophistication with a personal touch. Karin Nelson gets an eyeful.
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Noor Fares, wearing a Maison Rabih Kayrouz dress; Noor Fares wing earrings, necklaces, bangle (left wrist), and ring; her own stud earrings, bracelets, and rings (left hand, ring finger), at home in London, in front of Luca Missoni’s Moon, 2008.
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Her Piet Hein Eek dining table.
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Fares, sifting through her jewelry, wearing a Missoni cardigan; Noor fares rings; her own bracelets and ring (left hand, middle finger).
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A Noor Fares Geometry 101 Pendulum pendant.
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A few more of her pieces.
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The dining room, with a portrait of Fares by Francesco Clemente.
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A mixed-media work by Annie Morris hangs above the mantel.
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Fares and Alexandre Al Khawam, at their Arabian Nights–themed pre-wedding party, 2015.
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The bride, in a Giambattista Valli couture gown.
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Fares, in her living room, wearing a Bottega Veneta dress; Noor Fares earrings, necklace, and rings; Bottega Veneta belt; Pierre Hardy platforms; her own stud earrings, ring (left hand, middle finger), and bracelets.
Hair by Johanna Cree Brown; makeup by Kristina Ralph for Saint Luke artists; fashion assistant: Amy Hanson.
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Her flower-adorned wedding cake.
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Wearing a headpiece by Magnetic Midnight at the 2015 FCancer Benefit, in New York.
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Fares’s mother, Hala, in her signature mismatched shoes, 2014.
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Fares, at age 3, already had a thing for jewelry.
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A pair of Noor Fares Chandbali earrings.
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Hilma af Klint’s Altar Painting, 1915, is an inspiration.
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Fares, with Al Khawam, on holiday in Myanmar, 2015.
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The designer, wearing her own jewelry.
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Fares, on the island of Mallorca, 2016.
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On Inle Lake, Myanmar.