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Dior Dior Dior

In its new high jewellery collection. Dior Dior Dior, Presented at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris, the House unveils treasures of virtuosity inspired by haute couture. Cutting bits of lace, placing them on the hand and transforming them into colorful jewels was the original idea behind this collection . Adapting the weave and twisting intertwingings and arabesques so that lace could unfurl freely as necklaces , rings ,bracelets and earrings. Swirls and spirals mingle, perfectly embracing the curves of a wrist or neck. ”I wanted to capture the sensation of ethereal lightness and the haute couture signature of lace wich, like ribbons, silk and draping, is essential to the Doir lexicon,”explains Victoire de Castellane, who drew inspiration from the House’s heritage and the many kinds of lace present in Christian Dior’s archives.

And so was born a virtuoso array of openwork necklaces, woven in yellow, rose and white gold. Crafting them required a level of excellence in savior-faire that mirrors haute couture as closely as ever . It was a veritable technical feat for the best jewellery ateliers in Paris, which realized these creations by minutely working precious metals to the extreme, like silken threads of embroidery that illuminate center stones: emeralds, blue and pink sapphires, yellow diamonds and spessartite garnets seem to have been stitehed directly onto alveolus of golden chiffon, while diamonds appear sculpted like sequins ,enhancing the couture effect. And, as always, there are unique ways of wearing them ,one of Victoire de Castellane’s signatures that here proves particularly exhilarating: double rings bridge two fingers, a palm bracelet retraces lifelines, earrings are asymmetrical and sumptuous ” hand jewellery” link bracelet and ring together with white gold lace sprinked with flowers and pink spinels.