Tie a ribbon is a real art, said Christian Dior. Make it an inspiration for a collection of fine jewelry as well, especially if its creator is the designer Victoire de Castellane. The new line Soie, a word that means silk in French, reflects the style of the previous collection Archi amazing Dior: frames with a complicated twist of gold shaped and polished like a fabric and color combinations spectacular with rare stones and selected. With a difference, where before there were lines and pleated dresses now are the sinuous curves of the decorative elements: the expanse of colorless diamonds but luminous and sparkling that wrap in an emerald parure Noue, the stones arranged like a lace embroidered that embellishes a strip of colored tape, but this is brilliant white and sapphire blue and pink baguette. The metal with the task of evoking the slight softness of silk, of organza, taffeta and satin, the stones with different cuts, the luster of the fabric. The results are unique pieces baptized with the names of the different ways to package the tapes in high couture than once: Galon, Noué, Pli Plat, Gros Grain, Gänse, Froufrou, Smock, Volant, Fronce, Dénoué, Tresse and Plumetis. Some still exist in the pret a porter as the grog grain or the volant, but all are the expression of craftsmanship as that of the great master goldsmiths in reproducing these shapes. M.d.B.
