tut·ti-frut·ti | tü-ti-ˈfrü-tē
noun
A general term for jewelry set with multi-colored gems carved in shapes of leaves, flowers and berries and often in a basket design
Tutti Frutti is a type of jewelry that was originally created by Cartier and features a number of small multi-colored gems that are carved into the shapes of berries, leaves, flowers, and other small floral elements in a basket design. The resulting brooches and bracelets have a very distinctive look. First developed based on a commissioned piece by Queen Alexandria in 1901, the style wasn’t given the name Tutti Frutti until the 1970s when it was popularized further globally. Today, the style is not nearly as common due to the number of gemstones required to make such a piece, and because the range of colors isn’t as fashionable.
