Worn by the likes of Grace Kelly and Gary Cooper, the Cartier Trinity ring was an Old Hollywood favorite.

Balanced proportions and clean lines embody a design vision that only a <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/best-of-cartier-jewelry-watch-shopping" target="_blank">Cartier</a> jeweler can achieve. Since its inception,&nbsp;the Cartier Trinity&nbsp;ring has teetered on the edge of <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/iconic-female-jewelry-designers-coco-chanel-Jeanne-Toussaint" target="_blank">jewelry</a> and sculpture, positioning itself as the accessory of choice for male and female celebrities alike. Silver screen icons like <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/grace-kelly-style-inspiration" target="_blank">Grace Kelly</a>, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/men/vincent-cassel-2018" target="_blank">Alain Delon</a>, Romy Schneider, and Gary Cooper found this timeless object essential as it evoked an extension of their style.

The ring&#39;s&nbsp;success is due not only to its impeccable design, but also to its powerful symbolism. The meaning of this interconnected ring awaits endless interpretations, from a gesture of familial affection to be inherited by generations&nbsp;to a symbol of unending&nbsp;friendship or the profession of eternal love. It&#39;s&nbsp;easy to become attached to an object in which those poetic memories of life are imbued. Almost a century after its magnificent creation, its charm continues to hold strong.

Almost 80 years after the company was established, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/pasha-de-cartier-rami-malek" target="_blank">Louis Cartier</a>, the son of the namesake founder, designed an intertwined ring for French poet and playwright <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/remembering-pierre-cardin-designer-cosmic-wonder" target="_blank">Jean Cocteau</a>. The piece included&nbsp;three bands in yellow gold, rose gold, and white gold. This revolutionary creation would become a distinctive code of the Cartier style.

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Both the Trinity ring and bracelet were met with total success, becoming a symbol of elegance &agrave; la fran&ccedil;aise. Great personalities were irresistibly involved in this object, thanks to the fluidity of its mobile rings&mdash;round on the outside and smooth on the inside. When Old Hollywood icons like&nbsp;Grace Kelly and Gary Cooper were spotted in the style, it gave the ring a tangible&nbsp;connection with <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/princess-diana-kate-middleton-tiara-moments-royal-family" target="_blank">regality</a> and star power in the public eye.

After a decade of changes, the three-band ring officially adopted&nbsp;the name &quot;Trinity.&quot;&nbsp;The jewelry house created a version of the ring for the &quot;les must de Cartier&quot; line, which engraved the rose gold band with that very slogan. Eventually, the slogan was phased out by the brand, and later models of the ring did not include the engraving.

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Over time, the style was adapted into other forms or style. In some cases, jewels were incorporated into the design, while sometimes, the shape and/or style shifted to match the current trends. In the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/90s-outfits-celebrity-fashion-making-comeback" target="_blank">1990s</a>, the ring was made bigger, to match the style of chunky jewelry popular at the time.

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Affirming once again that its innovative design stands the test of time, in 2014, Cartier presented&nbsp;the launch of the Trinity Ruban solitaire. The piece was inspired by the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/unique-celebrity-engagement-rings-ariana-grade-jennifer-lopez" target="_blank">marital</a> convenant of two souls joining together as one, making it the first ring baring the Trinity name to feature only one band.

The Secret History of the Cartier Trinity Ring

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