As purple is the standout color of the season, it's no surprise that fashion designers and jewelers headed to the garden for inspiration and plucked the dainty violet as their muse. The appliquéd silk violets on Renaud Pellegrino's Cadix minaudière ($2,380) are almost indistinguishable from the real thing. Van Cleef & Arpels' Bouquet de Violettes pin (price upon request) and Roger Vivier's Violetta sandal ($1,145) both offer a subtler take on the trend.
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