Papa Helmut was not around to witness the event. He is currently on holiday in Rajasthan, visiting Jaipur’s Gem Palace. But bringing to an end his Verboten appears to have been a very smart idea. For one thing it allowed several score of editors, architects, jewelry makers and runway designers to discover how much influence Swarovski has had on fashion, and how much high technology and bespoke customization it can supply to so many creative types. From the figure-hugging silver column in which Marilyn Monroe staged her legendary performance of “Happy Birthday Mr. President” for JFK, to epic Gianni Versace rock-star couture shows in the Ritz in Paris back to the early Nineties to Jean Paul Gaultier´s jet black crystals for Madonna, Swarovski crystals have swarmed all over legenda…