hirty-six inches of coral beads (small and sly, like rosary prayers said in a hurry) stitched together with gilded links, ending in a radiant ex-voto heart. Gigi calls it her “traveler’s piece” — long enough to loop twice when wandering city streets, bold enough to wear singly while holding court at the Retreat. Each bead is slightly imperfect, each link a reminder that devotion and ornament are best when handmade.