Alida wears Indomptables de Cartier bracelet and Indomptables de Cartier ring from Cartier. Dress from Zimmermann.
Alida wears Indomptables de Cartier bracelet and Indomptables de Cartier ring from Cartier. Dress from Zimmermann.

Strength & Grace: Inside Denizen’s Cartier shoot celebrating the maison’s arrival in Auckland

9 Sep 2026

Photography by Charlie Grant | Styling by Mikey Ayoubi | Production by Claire Sullivan–Kraus | Creative Direction by Anna Saveleva

As Cartier marks its arrival in Auckland, Denizen’s Spring fashion story offers a closer look at the jewellery that shaped our Strength & Grace shoot. Inspired by Jeanne Toussaint’s vision of femininity as elegant, independent and powerful, and by the panther that came to embody it, our editorial brings together Cartier icons worn throughout, each piece adding its own note of strength, refinement and unmistakable attitude.

Strength & Grace: Inside Denizen’s Cartier shoot celebrating the maison’s arrival in Auckland
Alida wears Panthère de Cartier necklace from Cartier. Dress from Alex Perry.

Strength & Grace: Inside Denizen’s Cartier shoot celebrating the maison’s arrival in Auckland
Alida wears Indomptables de Cartier bracelet and Indomptables de Cartier ring, paved, from Cartier. Dress and heels from Balenciaga.
Strength & Grace: Inside Denizen’s Cartier shoot celebrating the maison’s arrival in Auckland
Panthère de Cartier ring, medium model, paved, from Cartier.

Strength & Grace: Inside Denizen’s Cartier shoot celebrating the maison’s arrival in Auckland
Alida wears Panthère de Cartier bracelets, small model, half-paved in yellow gold and rose gold  from Cartier. Dress from Alex Perry. Boots from Hermès.

Strength & Grace: Inside Denizen’s Cartier shoot celebrating the maison’s arrival in Auckland
Alida wears Indomptables de Cartier bracelet and Indomptables de Cartier ring, paved, from Cartier. Dress from Balenciaga.
Strength & Grace: Inside Denizen’s Cartier shoot celebrating the maison’s arrival in Auckland
Alida wears Indomptables de Cartier bracelet and Indomptables de Cartier ring, paved, from Cartier. Leather catsuit from Hermès.

Strength & Grace: Inside Denizen’s Cartier shoot celebrating the maison’s arrival in Auckland
Alida wears Panthère de Cartier ring, medium model, paved, and Panthère de Cartier ring, small model from Cartier. Dress from Alex Perry.

Strength & Grace: Inside Denizen’s Cartier shoot celebrating the maison’s arrival in Auckland
Alida wears Panthère de Cartier bracelets, small model, half-paved in yellow gold and rose gold  from Cartier. Dress from Alex Perry. Boots from Hermès.
Strength & Grace: Inside Denizen’s Cartier shoot celebrating the maison’s arrival in Auckland
Alida wears Panthère de Cartier stud earrings in yellow gold and rose gold, Panthère de Cartier tie pin, Panthère de Cartier bracelet, small model, and Panthère de Cartier bracelet in yellow gold from Cartier. Top and skirt from Bottega Veneta.

Strength & Grace: Inside Denizen’s Cartier shoot celebrating the maison’s arrival in Auckland
Alida wears Panthère de Cartier stud earrings, paved, Panthère de Cartier torque necklace, articulated, paved from Cartier. 

Strength & Grace: Inside Denizen’s Cartier shoot celebrating the maison’s arrival in Auckland
Alida wears Panthère de Cartier torque necklace, articulated, paved, Indomptables de Cartier bracelet, paved, Indomptables de Cartier ring, paved, Panthère de Cartier ring, Panthère de Cartier ring, medium model, paved and Panthère de Cartier ring, small model, from Cartier. 

Strength & Grace: Inside Denizen’s Cartier shoot celebrating the maison’s arrival in Auckland
Alida wears Panthère de Cartier stud earrings, paved, Panthère de Cartier ring,
medium model, paved and Panthère de Cartier bracelets, small model, half-paved in yellow gold from Cartier. Dress from Common Hours.
Strength & Grace: Inside Denizen’s Cartier shoot celebrating the maison’s arrival in Auckland
Alida wears Panthère de Cartier stud earrings in yellow gold and rose gold, Panthère de Cartier necklace,
Indomptables de Cartier bracelet and Indomptables de Cartier ring from Cartier. Dress from Prada.

Strength & Grace: Inside Denizen’s Cartier shoot celebrating the maison’s arrival in Auckland
Alida wears Panthère de Cartier stud earrings, paved, Panthère de Cartier torque necklace, articulated, paved, Indomptables de Cartier bracelet, paved,Indomptables de Cartier ring, paved, Panthère de Cartier ring, Panthère de Cartier ring, medium model, paved and Panthère de Cartier ring, small model, from Cartier. Dress from Gucci.

Strength & Grace: Inside Denizen’s Cartier shoot celebrating the maison’s arrival in Auckland
Alida wears Panthère de Cartier torque necklace, articulated, paved and Panthère de Cartier ring, medium model, paved from Cartier. Dress from Common Hours.

Model: Alida from Kult Hair: Linda Ha Makeup: Soraya Bouleras Nails: Cindy Vellis Movement Director: Jordana Speiser

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