18 September 2019
At Dior, Victoire de Castellane is particularly fond of applying asymmetry to earrings. She in on a quest for the quirky, seeking balance in imbalance. While keeping the same materials, she plays with scale, reverses the colors of precious stones or sets off a difference in shape with an identical construction. With Victoire de Castellane, a pair of earrings no longer consists of inseparable twins.
Dior Joaillerie - "Neige Diamants" earrings in gold and diamonds - 2019
Dior Joaillerie - "Guirlande de fleurs" hoops in gold, tourmalines, pink and red spinels, pearls, diamonds, turquoises, fire opale, tsavorites... - 2017
Dior Joaillerie - "Carnivo Papidevorus" earrings in gold, diamonds, spinels, Paraïba tourmalines, lacquer - 2007
Dior Joaillerie - "Dentelle Satin" in gold, diamonds and pink sapphires - 2018
Dior Joaillerie - Earrings in gold, blackened silver, diamonds and emeralds
Dior Joaillerie - "Bal de l'Opéra" earrings in gold, diamonds, rubies, pink and red spinels - 2011
Dior Joaillerie - "Bouquet de la Reine" earrings in golds, diamonds, tourmalines, pink sapphires, emeralds, lacquer - 2017
Dior Joaillerie - Exquise Rubis" in gold, diamonds, rubies, garnets, yellow and pink sapphires - 2013
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