Pepita or Skinny
DoDo · Messika
Pepita
Gold beads shaped like pebbles worn smooth by the sea, each a little irregular, threaded into bracelets, rings and earrings meant for anyone.
Skinny
A rivière of diamonds made elastic: tiny springs between the settings let the line twist, stretch over the hand and close back round the wrist.
Pepita takes the sea as its maker. DoDo's beads, launched in 2000, imitate pebbles rounded by waves and wind, each slightly uneven, threaded into bracelets meant for anyone. Skinny takes engineering instead. Valérie Messika's line of 2009 runs a continuous strand of diamonds over nano springs so it can twist and stretch over the hand without breaking, turning the evening rivière into something for daytime. Pepita is meant to look found; Skinny is meant to look weightless.
| Fact | Pepita | Skinny |
|---|---|---|
| Introduced | 2000 | 2009 |
| Designer | — | Valérie Messika |
| School | Milan & Valenza | Place Vendôme |
| Materials | rose gold, yellow gold, silver, titanium | white gold, rose gold, diamond |
| Moves | stacks | No |
| From | €90 | €5,900 |
| Top of line | €1,900 | €9,900 |
Prices in euros as published by each house, October 2026.
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