Just last year, Ariana Grande was spotted wearing a pendant from the collection, which now includes rings, necklaces, cuffs and earrings, all engraved with the same iconic stamp. The ‘Return to Tiffany’ collection is far from forgotten. Iconic vintage Chanel sunglasses to snap up now.Jewellery geeks will be keen to learn that instead of the reference number, the tag featured an engraved ‘925’ Tiffany was the first maison to use this hallmark which was later adopted across the US a benchmark of authentic, good-quality silver.
It was in 1997, however, that Tiffany expanded the collection to include sterling silver necklaces with the same tag, just without the reference numbers. This led to the maison launching the first ‘Return to Tiffany’ tag necklace in 1980 – a 14-karat yellow gold design with a heart-shaped pendant, also available on a screwball key ring. The stamp has since become somewhat of badge of honour, representing the New York heritage of the brand and its legacy of prestigious craftsmanship. Each key tag was given a unique registration number, to ensure that if an owner was separated from their key, they could be reunited at the maison’s flagship store on Fifth Avenue. In 1966, Tiffany first began to sell key tags featuring the phrase: ‘Please Return to Tiffany & Co. Now, with 1990s' jewellery trends once more all the rage (think chokers and arm cuffs at every turn) the iconic design has regained its cool credentials once more. It’s worth noting that Reese Witherspoon wasn’t the only cast member to wear the design – several of her on-screen sorority sisters, and even her chihuahua, Bruiser, were also part of the Tiffany-wearing tribe.
When Legally Blonde was released in 2001, the instantly recognisable pendant famously stamped with ‘Return To Tiffany’ adorned the neck and wrist of protagonist Elle Woods, and an icon was born. For those of us born in the late Eighties and early Nineties, the ‘Return To Tiffany’ necklace was the ultimate jewel of our teenage years.
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