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She was mad about the panther because she was annoyed by the success of the panther.

She wrote once that everybody wants the panther, the panther, the panther, the panther.

While we have beautiful birds, we have snakes, we have crocodiles, we have lizards, we have turtles,

we have beautiful creatures, and all what the women want is the panther, the panther.

I'm Carol Horton, the voice of jewelry. Welcome If Jewels Could Talk. I'm an author and broadcaster

and the woman who initiated the role of jewelry editor at magazines like Tatler and Vogue. This is a

podcast for everyone, for people who do like jewelry, for people who don't realize they like jewelry,

and anyone intrigued by fascinating facts, new ideas and forgotten histories.

So join me as I tell sparkly tales and meet all sorts of people,

delving into four centuries of jewelry culture,

and investigate what's happening now.

Music and investigate what's happening now. I'm in Paris this morning.

We are here to talk about the great 20th century designer Jean Toussaint of Cartier.

She was a Belgian-born French jeweller and designer

who exerted considerable influence on jewelry design

after Louis Cartier appointed her the director of fine jewelry in 1933.

She was renowned for having impeccable taste

and she's remembered particularly for Panther designs.

And today we're going to find out more about her legacy at Cartier.

And I'm delighted that I'm in the Jean-Tussain room with Pierre Ranou,

the style, image and heritage director of Cartier.

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