Mikimoto Unveils Latest High-Jewelry Collections at Star-Studded NYFW Soiree

Mikimoto opened the New York Fashion Week social calendar with a star‑studded cocktail soirée at the Atelier M/Ascent Lounge overlooking Columbus Circle, where the house unveiled its Les Pétales and Bows high‑jewelry collections. Town & Country highlighted “an intricately‑designed, multi‑million‑dollar necklace and earring suite featuring bow motifs set with pastel‑hued gemstones and Mikimoto’s signature Ayokya cultured pearls,” while live models circulated so guests could examine the pieces up close.

The two collections took center stage in a compact, elegant room above Central Park. Town & Country described the Les Pétales pieces as drawing on “the delicate movement and luminous color of rose petals carried on a soft breeze,” and characterized the Bows pieces as “an evolution of the atelier’s iconic ribbon motif.” Both collections were shown as matched suites and standalone statement items—necklaces, cocktail rings, bib necklaces, cuff bracelets, and ornate earrings—in combinations of Akoya cultured pearls, diamonds, pastel‑hued gemstones and rose gold.

Presentation was intimate rather than theatrical: Vogue and Town & Country reported models posed among guests wearing Mikimoto’s pieces so attendees could see construction and movement at arm’s length. Town & Country singled out “a dramatic bib necklace and matching cuff bracelets made up of Akoya cultured pearls that are layered with rose gold and diamond petals.” Vogue captured the evening’s atmosphere with the line, “Indeed, the brand’s collection was literally and figuratively the center of attention throughout the night.”

Named guests who appeared in coverage included Uma Thurman, Paloma Elsesser, Laura Kim and Tina Leung; Vogue also listed Kentaro Nishimura among attendees. Photographic captions and alt text in the assembled coverage reference Maya Thurman‑Hawke, Tatsuya Nakamura and Mayuko Yamamoto in imagery from the event. WWD corroborated that the Japanese pearl‑centric brand staged a cocktail party to kick off fashion‑week activity.

A small but important discrepancy appears in the reporting on pearl nomenclature: Vogue and most outlets refer to Akoya cultured pearls and note that Akoya pearls were “first created by founder Kokichi Mikimoto in 1893,” while Town & Country contains a one‑off spelling of “Ayokya.” The venue naming likewise appears in multiple forms in coverage; most accounts place the event in the Atelier M space at or above the Ascent Lounge with views over Columbus Circle, and sources describe the evening as taking place the night before NYFW. Town & Country’s valuation of one suite as “multi‑million‑dollar” is the only explicit price descriptor in the supplied coverage; no official MSRP or technical specifications were published alongside the event copy.

Seen in the context of the fashion‑week calendar, Mikimoto’s cocktail unveiling coupled archival Akoya lineage and contemporary motifs—rose‑petal movement and ribbon bows—into wearable suites that united cultured pearls, rose gold and pavé diamonds, positioning the house at the intersection of celebrity spectacle and high‑jewelry craftsmanship as NYFW proceeded.