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Dior in the gardens of its history

Published on June 11, 2023

Anelli e bracciale della collezione Les Jardins de la Couture

Fashion, jewellery, style: three aspects of the same garden says Dior. The Parisian Maison, an atelier of great clothes, is also a jewelery workshop. Indeed, of high jewelry, like the one presented by the creative director Victoire de Castellane and entitled Les Jardins de la Couture. High jewelery that takes as a reference an interweaving of nature and the art of clothing. It is no coincidence that the jewels were presented worn by models obviously wearing clothes from the Maison. The line includes 170 pieces of fine jewelry, including three watches with a secret, i.e. bracelets that incorporate a hidden timepiece that can be revealed at will.

Orecchini e collana indossati della collezione Les Jardins de la Couture — Worn earrings and necklace from the Les Jardins de la Couture collection

The jewels are offered in four different strands: Galons Fleuris, Très Cher Dior, Buissons Couture and Mini Milly. The flowers that inspire a good number of jewels in the collection are a tribute to the founder of the Maison, Christian Dior, who loved flowers, as well as a classic jewelery format. The jewel-shaped flowers also do not wither. Gems and nature, goldsmith’s art and luxury, but also lightness: the ingredients for the success of Les Jardins de la Couture are all there.

Dior, collezione Les Jardins de la Couture — Dior, Les Jardins de la Couture collection

Collana in oro bianco con diamanti, zaffiri rosa, smeraldo — Necklace worn in white gold with diamonds, pink sapphires, emerald

Dearest Dior, fine jewelry 77 different ways

Published on January 29, 2023

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Dior, a name that is synonymous with haute couture. And during the Paris week dedicated to high fashion, the Maison presented its new collection, curated as always by the artistic director for jewelry, Victoire de Castellane. The collection is called this time Dearest Dior, has 77 unique pieces, and follows the idea of enhancing his renowned virtuosity, as in the previous Dear Dior and Dior Dior Dior presented on two occasions in the past ten years. In short, Dearest Dior wants to communicate that the flagship brand of the Lvmh group reaches the top of high jewelry.

Collana di diamanti con zaffiro blu taglio ovale

However, as on other occasions, there is a link with the original activity of Dior, clothing. The jewels, in fact, are made with a thought to the lace technique, which gives lightness, but also extreme industriousness in the composition, with a thought to the creations of the founder, Christian Dior. Gold is often woven into a kind of filigree, but gems are also set in a puzzle that makes up the surfaces, or figures such as flowers. The jewels are also embellished with gems such as diamonds, rubies, tourmalines, sapphires of different colors, pearls, which often appear to be suspended without the setting being seen.

Collezione Dearest Dior, con diamante taglio cuscino

Orecchini a forma di bouquet con diamanti , rubini, smeraldi, zaffiri

Anello in oro, diamanti, rubellite taglio pera

Dior high jewelry with Print

Published on June 16, 2022

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Victoire de Castellane has the merit of surprising without limitations to the aesthetics of her high jewelry. As is now tradition, Dior presented its couture collections in Paris with a view of the summer. The high jewelery collection this year is called Print. Like the verb to print in English. The creative director’s idea seems to have been to draw prints on jewels, whatever that means. But, if desired, Print is also an abbreviation of printemps, spring, and such a collection is always a new beginning. In any case, the Print collection includes 137 unique pieces.

Rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings do not disappoint expectations: they are a synthesis of classic icons, such as the diamond bow from which a Paraiba tourmaline hangs. Or gems that make up geometries, rigorous or soft as in the brooch that forms a wave designed by emeralds, diamonds and sapphires. Gems, however, are never used as a symbol of wealth, but fit into the homogeneous style that gives life to the collection. To see and wear, rather than to print.

Orecchini, con smeraldi, zaffiri, diamanti

Anello con al centro un diamante taglio ovale

Anello con cluster di diamanti di forma diversa

Bracciale in oro con opale, zaffiri, diamanti

Collana in oro bianco, diamanti e tormalina Paraiba — Collana a fiocco in oro bianco, diamanti e tormalina Paraiba

Collana della collezione Print in oro bianco e diamanti

The jewelers that close in Russia

Published on March 9, 2022

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The real drama is that of human lives lost in vain, of overwhelmed lives, of lives that will never be the same. But the war in Ukraine also causes a smaller, much smaller, but not irrelevant, drama related to jobs, in the West and in Russia, which will be lost to a stupid aggression. Both Russians and Westerners are dealing with the inevitable sanctions announced in time, before the invasion, which will have an impact on the accounts of companies, for example those of jewelry, as well as on the people who work there. The collapse of the ruble and the blocking of the credit card service, in fact, led many jewelry companies to suspend their business. Maybe they will close completely or reopen, if it all ends, but who knows when.

At the time of writing this short article, the last Western brand to close the boutique in Moscow was Swarovski, while Tiffany was among the first to lower the shutter, along with Vuitton. Others have already done so, others will follow. The list of Western Maisons that have opened a boutique in Moscow, St. Petersburg or other Russian cities is long. In Moscow, for example, they have a boutique Chopard, Van Cleef & Arpels, Akillis, Piaget, De Beers, H. Stern, Stephen Webster, Carrera y Carrera, Mauboussin, Mont-Blanc, Dior, Chaumet, Pandora, Frey Wille, Cartier , Trollbeads, Vuitton, Thomas Sabo, Bulgari, Pomellato, Adamas, Damiani, Buccellati. Other brands, such as Pasquale Bruni or Alcozer, are distributed in non-owned jewelers, or in airport duty free shops.

According to an analysis concerning Italian jewelery conducted by ICE (the state body for exports) in general, the Russian buyer is oriented towards medium or medium-high level jewelery. Also according to the analysis, the daily use of rings, earrings, bracelets and necklaces, especially in the capital and large cities, is now seen as a form of accessory to one’s image, not necessarily combined with luxury clothing or for events special. The favorite items of Russian women are rings, chains and earrings; men prefer chains and bracelets, while brooches and necklaces are bought by a minority of the female population, while typically male jewelry such as cufflinks and tie pins are in low demand. In recent years, however, silver jewelery has been more successful than gold, due to the unfavorable ruble-euro exchange rate. Italy (2019 data) exports about 77 million jewels to Russia, about 22 million France, the United States 21 million and the United Kingdom 23 million. However, the one who exports the most to Russia is China with over 88 million.

The stripes of Dior high jewelry

Published on February 14, 2022

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Anello Galons Dior, oro bianco, diamanti, rubini, lacca rossa

A galon, in French, indicates a strip of interwoven fabric used as an ornament for clothes or furnishings. For example, stripes that are a hallmark of the ranks worn on the military uniform. From this sign the imagination of the creative director of Dior Joaillerie, Victoire de Castellane, has created the new high jewelery collection. The jewelry line is Galons Dior. Instead of simple fabric decorations or trimmings, however, there are diamonds and precious stones.

Spilla in platino, oro rosa e giallo e diamanti

The stripes translated into jewels are reminiscent of fabric, but only ideally. The collection includes 81 individual pieces, including necklaces, brooches, bracelets, rings and earrings. Diamonds, baguette to form the V of the stripes, or with other cuts, are accompanied by sapphires, rubies or emeralds, all in geometric shapes. In addition, for the first time in a haute joaillerie collection, Dior is presenting brooches and cufflinks for men. After all, the stripes on military uniforms until a few years ago were intended exclusively for men.

Bracciale Galons Dior in oro rosa e bianco, diamanti rosa e zaffiri

Orecchini Galons Dior in oro bianco, diamanti e zaffiri

Orecchini in oro bianco, diamanti, rubini, lacca rossa

Cara Delevingne wears Rose des Vents by Dior

Published on December 8, 2021

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Cara Delevingne, ambasciatrice della collezione Rose des Vents

The wind rose blows on billboards with British model and actress Cara Delevingne. More than a meteorological indication, however, it is the Rose des Vents collection by Dior, of which Cara Delevingne is the official face. As a brand ambassador, Delevingne wears new pieces from the Rose des Vents collection, a fine jewelry collection designed by the artistic director for jewelry at the Maison Victoire de Castellane. The collection presented in 2015 and renewed several times, now also includes a series of necklaces in yellow gold with malachite or mother of pearl, or in pink gold with opal or onyx, as well as a white gold medallion encrusted with diamonds.

Cara Delevingne nella campagna di Dior Joaillerie

Also part of the Rose des Vents collection are two sets, one made of pink gold, diamonds and mother of pearl and the other in white gold with diamonds and onyx. In the advertising campaign Cara Delevingne, with rather informal outfits, wears various jewels from the Dior Joaillerie collection.

Cara Delevingne indossa i gioielli della collezione Rose des Vents

Cara Delevingne, collezione Rose des Vents

Roses bloom with Dior

Published on April 6, 2021

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Anello in oro rosa e bianco, diamanti, spinelli rosa, zaffiri rosa e tsavoriti

The roses in the gardens bloom in spring. And also those of high jewelery. The roses, in this case, are those of Dior and its artistic director Victoire de Castellane, who created RoseDior, a new collection of 54 pieces of high jewelery that arrives just ten years after the Bal des Roses collection. The recurring predilection for the most romantic flower is due to Christian Dior’s passion for the roses in his childhood garden in Normandy. On the other hand, the designer’s native residence has already inspired other collections of the Maison. Should we explain that jewels reproduce, with creative license, the shape of roses? This is obvious.

Anello della collezione RoseDior in oro bianco, giallo e rosa, platino, diamanti, spinello rosa, smeraldi, tsavorite, zaffiri blu, rosa e gialli

But, of course, the style, the craftsmanship and the wealth of details make the difference. In addition to the jewels, there is also a bracelet-watch with a secret dial, which is discovered by rotating a surface of small diamonds. There is no shortage of transformable jewels, such as the rose gold necklace with a diamond rose that can be separated and worn as a brooch, or a necklace with a ruby flower that turns into a bracelet. It goes without saying that the theme of roses has been interpreted with great use of precious stones: from diamonds to Paraiba tourmalines, from sapphires to emeralds.

Collana in oro-giallo, platino e oro bianco, diamanti, smeraldi e granati tsavorite

Orecchini RoseDior in oro bianco, diamanti e tormaline tipo Paraiba

Orecchini in oro bianco, giallo e rosa e diamanti

Bracciale-orologio segreto in oro rosa e bianco, diamanti, zaffiri rosa e tsavorite

Orecchini RoseDior in oro rosa e bianco, diamanti, zaffiri rosa

The new Gem Dior 2021

Published on March 8, 2021

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Bracciale in oro, diamanti, malachite, lapislazzuli e crisoprasio

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The Gem Dior 2021 collection by Victoire de Castellane amazes those who expected from the artistic director of the Maison a jewelry line that is cousin to last year’s. But no, the designer has changed her feeling. And the surprise remained intact, because Victoire de Castellane’s inventiveness is always cheerful, despite the difficult times that the world has gone through in the last 12 months.

The jewels are inspired by the colorful fabric samples of Couture that the founder, Christian Dior, composed with elements asymmetrical and angular sections. The inspiration behind the collection, explained the creative director of Dior jewelry, comes from the way in which the founder of the Maison pinned fabric samples from his high fashion collections on pieces of paper, as well as from the natural and organic shape of stones, precious and raw minerals. The jewels are made in the three classic colors of gold, yellow, white and pink, with the addition of diamonds. But there is also a version that adds a touch of color, with the use of stone inserts such as malachite, lapis lazuli, carnelian, brown tiger’s eye, turquoise or chrysoprase. In addition to the jewels, there are also precious bracelets-watches, always in the same style as the collection.

Anello in oro, diamanti, malachite, lapislazzuli e crisoprasio

Bracciale in oro, diamanti, malachite, lapislazzuli, corniola, turchese e crisoprasio

Match different earrings in 4 moves

Published on December 31, 2020

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Orecchini con diamanti bianchi e neri, rubino

Wear different earrings: you can. Here are the tips on how to wear different earrings with success ♦

Have you lost half of a pair of your favorite or precious earrings and sadly wondered what to do with the surviving earring? Well, you are in luck. On the red carpet, there have been many unmatched pairs of jewels. Not only in the ears of the stars, but also in the shows of big names in French fashion, from Dior to Louis Vuitton to Céline. Fortunately, it is not necessary to be a model or an actress to be able to afford to mix circles, solitaires and chandeliers without inducing others to assume that you have dressed in the dark. Indeed, to have an original look here are four simple tips.

Nina tra nuovole, orecchini Baroque pearls

1 Use the same metal

Gold with gold, silver with silver, copper with copper … better to wear jewelry made with the same metal, even if different shades. Nuances, however, not the colors: in general, it is better not to choose, for example, to wear rose gold with yellow gold. More freedom, however, in the choice of glazes and stones. Everything is simpler, however, if the earrings are small in size: in this case you will notice less possible not nice pairings.

Anita Ko, orecchino spilla con diamanti e orecchino con perla coltivata

2 Long live the contrast

Another way to wear different earrings is to focus on the contrast. For example, punk style along with romantic style. A steel horn or fake tortoise with a classic stone, a safety pin with a pearl, or a skull with a flower. In short, contrasting symbols, shapes that screech, even opposite colors: the important thing is that they notice. But, of course, do a mirror test first: ok to diversity, but the opposites must have a pleasant effect.

Givenchy, orecchino corno in acciaio e orecchino in oro e diamanti

3 Look for singles

Now many jewelry companies also sell single earrings: a good starting point for those who want to wear different earrings and spend less. In this case you can opt for an earring of great value, while on the other ear you can wear a less expensive jewel, provided you know how to combine it well. An piece with a pendant, for example, is fine with another stud earring.

Orecchino in oro giallo e bianco, 160 diamanti bianchi, diamanti neri, 122 zaffiri blu, tsavorite — Federico Primiceri, orecchino in oro giallo e bianco, 160 diamanti bianchi, diamanti neri,
122 zaffiri blu, tsavorite

4 The game of couples

Buy the various sets of fashion jewelry in the big clothing chains and mix them: they are cheap and are designed for this. It’s the easiest way to try a new look. In this case you can wear together, with a strange mix, even very distant brands, such as Armani and Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci and Ferragamo. Monica Battistoni

A sinistra, orecchino di Emporio Armani. A destra, orecchino Ferragamo in oro e zaffiri rosa

Orecchino con diamante baguette — Maria Tash, orecchino con diamante baguette

Orecchino Ogiva Meditation di Lucia Odescalchi

Rayan Storer, orecchino singolo in metallo e cristalli e solitario di diamante

Orecchino della collezione Universe (immagine da Facebook) — Nikos Koulis, orecchino della collezione Universe (immagine da Facebook)

Marion Cotillard con orecchino Chopard nella passata edizione del Festival di Cannes — Marion Cotillard con orecchino Chopard in una passata edizione del Festival di Cannes

coppia di diamanti a taglio brillante modificati a goccia blu brillante (8,85 carati) e rosa orangy da 8,79 carati, su platino e oro. — Coppia di diamanti a taglio brillante modificati a goccia blu brillante (8,85 carati) e rosa orangy da 8,79 carati, su platino e oro

Orecchini Mirto e Leaf — Caterina Murino, orecchini Mirto e Leaf

Orecchini in oro con ametiste, zaffiri e diamanti di de Grisogono

Orecchini in oro, titanio, calcedonio, rodocrosite, 387 zaffiri, 238 spinelli — Arteau, orecchini in oro, titanio, calcedonio, rodocrosite, 387 zaffiri, 238 spinelli

Orecchini Orangerie Diamant — Dior, orecchini Orangerie Diamant

Orecchino a forma di teschio e orecchino a forma di fiore

Pamela Love, orecchino five spike in oro 14 carati e diamante e orecchino a stella in oro

Delfina Deletterz orecchino con bocca in smalto rosso e perla e orecchino con simbolo V per Etsy

The new Dior jewels have the face of Cara Delevigne

Published on December 5, 2020

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Cara Delevigne indossa la collezione Rose de Vents di Dior

Dior also for winter 2020 has the face of Cara Delevingne. The 29-year-old British model is still an ambassador for Dior’s Rose des Vents jewelery collection, designed by artistic director Victoire de Castellane. The collection, launched a few years ago, is now enriched with new pieces inspired by Christian Dior’s passion for divinatory art. Dior, in fact, was very superstitious and always kept with him, as an amulet, a star found in front of the British embassy in Paris. He also periodically consulted seers and diviners.

The new jewels are in white and pink gold, with the addition of diamonds and are inspired by the shape of the wind rose, with the classic shape of an eight-pointed star enclosed in a circle, from which the collection takes its name. The new pieces add to those presented in 2017 and last year. The brand also released a video with Cara Delevigne to relaunch the collection.

Orecchini della collezione Rose de Vents

The influencers who sold fake jewelry

Published on November 17, 2020

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What if the influencers, men or women, weren’t all little angels? It is known that the varied army of influencers, usually beautiful girls or self-proclaimed experts on something, aims to make money by advertising, more or less hidden from the products they show on Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok and the like. But it is also good to know that this activity is not always within the limits of the law.

One case brought up this problem. Amazon in the United States is suing Kelly Fitzpatrick, a former member of its influencer program, along with colleague Sabrina Kelly-Krejci. The accusation: Amazon claims that influencers have promoted counterfeit items, including jewelry. Jeff Bezos’ large online store has filed a complaint with the federal court in the western district of Washington. According to this accusation, influencer Fitzpatrick, in collaboration with Sabrina Kelly-Krejci and a variety of Chinese producers, would have used a “sophisticated false advertising campaign” on social networks such as Instagram and Tik Tok so that Amazon would not find out that they were selling illegal counterfeits.

Bracciale J'aDior in metallo con finitura color oro anticato — Bracciale J’aDior in metallo con finitura color oro anticato

The fake luxury items, actually made in China, include a Dior J’Adior bracelet, as well as fake bags and sunglasses. Amazon also claimed that Style and Grace’s social media accounts claimed they had sold items that may only have similarities to a branded item. The list, according to the indictment, often contained hidden links that allowed buyers to purchase counterfeits.

A book for Victoire de Castellane’s 20 years in Dior

Published on September 3, 2020

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There are people who mark the history of jewelry. One of these is Victoire de Castellane, creative director of Dior. Now a great book published by Rizzoli Usa (Dior Joaillerie: The A to Z of Victoire de Castellane, 349 pages, written together with Olivier Gabet, director of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris), retraces the steps of this champion of high jewelery , for 20 years at the top of the Parisian Maison.

The book is not structured in chapters, but follows an alphabetical order, like a real dictionary, in 158 entries. And, of course, the volume is illustrated with large photographs from her famous collections, such as Cher Dior, Secret Garden Versailles, Rose des Vents, to name a few. But the dictionary entries also include distinctive features of Victoire de Castellane’s compositional style, such as asymmetry, or the use of lacquer, which Dior’s creative director considers as the fourth color of gold. To finish with an unexpected dictionary entry: zigzag. It is the path of creative freedom that has guided, and will guide, Victoire’s work.

La copertina del libro «Dior Joaillerie: The A to Z of Victoire de Castellane»

Anello Toi & Moi in oro giallo e rosa con smeraldi, diamanti, zaffiri, granato, peridoto, lacca, perla — Dior, anello Toi & Moi in oro giallo e rosa con smeraldi, diamanti, zaffiri, granato, peridoto, lacca, perla

Bracciale-orologio con opali e diamanti della collezione Dior et d'Opales — Bracciale-orologio con opali e diamanti della collezione Dior et d’Opales

Gem Dior, the new high jewelery collection

Published on January 27, 2020

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The Dior palette is filled with colors with its new high jewelery collection which is simply called Gem Dior. It is a particularly important collection, as always sprung from the mind of the creative director of Dior jewelry, Victoire de Castellane, because it celebrates the French Maison’s 20 years of haute joaillerie.

Anello Toi & Moi in oro rosa con opale, diamanti, zaffiro rosa

As the name indicates, the collection is based on the choice of large gems, which make up unique pieces of sure impact: bright tourmalines, contour diamonds, bright opals, deep emeralds, multicolored sapphires, next to a few touches of lacquer. But not only. Two other aspects emerge. The first concerns a style that owes a lot to art deco, with immediately recognizable geometries. The second aspect is, instead, the reference to the Belle Epoque with the choice of Toi & Moi rings, with two poles that use reverse-type stones. In all there are 39 pieces, including bracelets, rings, earrings and necklaces, all of exceptional richness, as is the Dior tradition, presented in Paris during the haute couture week.

Anello in oro rosa con zaffiri rosa, diamanti

Anello in oro giallo con smeraldi e diamanti

Orecchini con opale nero, diamanti, smeraldi

The jewelry of sea

Published on August 20, 2019

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The jewels inspired by the sea: perfect to be worn in August, but even better in the other months of the year ♦

The month of August, in the northern hemisphere (ie the one that goes from the North Pole to the equator), coincides with the hottest month, often destined for all or part to holidays. And often the holidays have a color: the blue of the sea. Waves, fish, crabs, starfish, hedgehogs are also the symbols that jewelers from all over the world and from all ages have used to bring the taste of the sea into a jewel. Brooches, rings, earrings, pendents with the symbols of the sea, including waves, are for this reason one of the most recurrent sources of inspiration. In short, the sea is a reason that shows no sign of passing out of fashion. And marine-themed jewels are not necessarily be worn in the summer.

Anello Wirnpa, oro giallo, zaffiri, acquamarina — Daniela Villegas, anello Wirnpa a forma di granchio in oro giallo, zaffiri, acquamarina

In any case, here are lobsters, crabs, octopus, shrimp, a red fish and even a shark. In jewelery the seabed is populated by many precious fish with different names: Tiffany, Sicis, Pippo Perez, Lokman Kursunlu, Misis, Stephen Webster, Chopard, Lydia Courteille, Chantecler, S’Agapò, Ayala Bar … Some take up the mythology Greek, as associates of the god Neptune, others seem to come from the book of Jules Verne 20 Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and still others resemble Dory, Brutus and Randa, Marlin’s traveling companions in Finding Nemo. In silver and enamel, or in gold, platinum and diamonds, colorful and playful like in animated or stylized and luxurious films, fishes are friends, non food. G.N.

Damiani, Onda Marina (1988), bracciale che si snoda in eleganti volute illuminate da 644 diamanti, tagliati a brillante e a baguette, per un totale di 46 carati, raggiungendo uno spettacolare effetto d’imponenza e plasticità

Pesce rosso in diamanti e rubini — Wallace Chan, pesce rosso in diamanti e rubini

Anello con pesce e perle — Dream Boule, anello con pesce e perle

Anello con gambo a forma di pesce, spinello rosa e zaffiri — Alessio Boschi, anello con gambo a forma di pesce, spinello rosa e zaffiri

Orecchini con acquamarina e oro — Mazza, orecchini con acquamarina e oro

Riccio di mare, spilla in oro e diamanti — Massimo Izzo, riccio di mare, spilla in oro e diamanti

Polipo ricavato da una rubellite — Paul Wild, polipo ricavato da una rubellite

Polipo in oro, diamanti e spinelli: è uno dei pezzi esposti alla mostra — Paula Crevoshay, polipo in oro, diamanti e spinelli

Bracciale polipo, n oro e zaffiri — Jack Du Rose, bracciale polipo, in oro e zaffiri

Gioiello a forma di conchiglia con perla dorata, granati, zaffiri, tormalina — Kellly Xie, gioiello a forma di conchiglia con perla dorata, granati, zaffiri, tormalina

Orecchini lisca di pesce, con diamanti e rubini — Glenn Spiro, orecchini lisca di pesce, con diamanti e rubini

Jewellery Theatre, collezione Elements: anello in oro bianco e nero con 288 diamanti, 4 zaffiri ovale e a pera da 1,20 carati ciascuno e 423 zaffiri piccoli

S’Agapò, collezione Happy: charm in acciaio e cristalli

Sylvie Corbelin Paris: anello con opale centrale, diamanti, zaffiri blu e arancioni, granati mandarino, in oro 18 carati. Pezzo unico realizzato in esclusiva per Luisa Via Roma

Misis collezione Gallipoli: Anello gamberetto in argento placcato oro 18 kt e argento brunito, zirconi bianchi, smalto e perla barocca d’acqua dolce

Vhernier: conchiglia in oro bianco diamante turchese cristallo di rocca e madreperla

Orecchini a forma di pesce, in oro 18k rodio nero 32.06 grammi, 6,43 ct rubino, zaffiro giallo 1.26 ct, 0,61 ct zaffiri, tzavorite 33 0,074 g, 2 giade 2,30 grammi, 0,09 grammi hauynites — Lydia Courteille, orecchini a forma di pesce, in oro 18k rodio nero 32.06 grammi, 6,43 ct rubino, zaffiro giallo 1.26 ct, 0,61 ct zaffiri, tzavorite 33 0,074 g, 2 giade 2,30 grammi, 0,09 grammi hauynites

Tiffany: spilla Aragosta in oro giallo con zaffiri rosa, diamanti, spessartite e smeraldi. Pezzo unico

Stephen Webster, collezione Julius Verne: anello pesce gatto in oro bianco 18 carati con diamanti bianchi

Giovanni Raspini, collezione Mare: collana Coral in argento dorato

Roberto Coin, collezione Nemo: anello in oro rosa 18kt con smalto bianco, diamanti e rubini. Diamanti, peso complessivo 0.57ct — Roberto Coin, collezione Nemo: anello in oro rosa 18kt con smalto bianco, diamanti e rubini.
Diamanti, peso complessivo 0.57ct

Dior Joallierie: bracciale Idylle aux Cyclades in oro bianco, diamanti, cianite, tsavorite, zaffiri, tenzaniti, tormaline Paraiba, pietra opale e corallo. Pezzo unico

Chantecler collezione Marinelle: Anello maxi Medusa in oro giallo, diamanti, smeraldi e acquamarina

The new high jewelry by Dior

Published on June 16, 2019

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Gem Dior, a high jewelry collection for 20 years as creative director of Victoire de Castellane ♦ ︎

In the world of luxury there are examples of creatives who remain at the helm of a Maison for a long time. They are few, though. Victoire de Castellane is part of this restricted Olympus. The creative director of Dior Fine Jewelry has been on the bridge for 20 years: a birthday just to be celebrated with a new high jewelry collection. The collection is called Gem Dior, and combine on the similarity sound betwen Gem and J’aime (I love, in French): it is composed of 99 pieces. Victoire de Castellane has accomplished a real miracle in two decades: in practice she has created a high jewelery brand, which joins the traditional one, which is recognized worldwide for creativity and quality.

The J’aime Gem Dior collection is no exception and, above all, it is perfectly consistent with the style that Victoire de Castellane has given to Dior in these 20 years. But, she underlines with a pinch of modesty The creative director of Dior Fine Jewelry, after all, is the style inherited from Christian Dior, with his love for colors, for flowers, for decorations. Rings, earrings, necklaces, watches, necklaces are also composed this time of a set of stones with a kaleidoscope of gem colors: rubies, pink sapphires, diamonds, emeralds, blue and green tourmaline, spinels, tsavorite, tanzanite, rubellite, purple, spessartite garnets. The result is similar to certain abstract paintings of the thirties and forties, in which the geometric shapes combine with surprising results. Lavinia Andorno

Orecchini con diamanti, tormaline, ametista

Orecchini con diamanti di diverso taglio

Anello con zaffiri, diamanti, smeraldi, tormaline

Anello con acquamarina, zaffiro, spinello, smeraldi

Everything about tourmaline

Published on March 6, 2019

Tormalina watermelon. Copyright: gioiellis.com

All you want to know about the most fashionable stone: the tourmaline. Green, blue or red, is the gem of the moment. Here is a quick tour guide ♦

Often confused with other stones, tourmaline is characterized by a wide range of hues and shades. No coincidence that the name comes from a Sinhalese word turmali, used to indicate carnelian and stones of different colors from Sri Lanka. The main varieties of tourmaline used in jewelry is one that defines the classification of the mineral as Elbaite, which is also a synonym for green tourmalines. Much used Rubellite also, which color are from red to pink, and the rare Indicolite, from a deep blue and exceptional luster.

Pomellato, anello Pom Pom con tormaline verde foresta, verde menta e diamanti

Features Tourmaline is a dichroic stone: each crystal, usually very long, has two colors (one dark and one light), that change as intensity depending on the angle of observation. Do you know where the tourmaline name comes from? It comes from the Sinhalese word thoramalli or tōra-molli. It is a word that is applied to a group of stones found in Sri Lanka. In fact this stone arrived in Europe with the ships of the Dutch East India Company to satisfy the demand for colored gems.

Chopard, anello Red Carpet 2013 con tormalina turchese Paraiba — Chopard, anello Red Carpet 2013 con tormalina Paraiba

Color There are many and with different shades. The most sought stones are the Paraiba tourmalines, homonymous field in Brazil, although the name is used for gems from different backgrounds such as Mozambique and Nigeria, when they have this range of shades: Caribbean blue, peacock blue, neon blue, copper green, neon aquamarine, azure, turquoise generated by the traces of chromium. A trace element, chromium, which gives its name to a deep green stones that are found in Tanzania, although the color in this case is given by the presence of vanadium. A great blue saturation, brightness and purity is the rare tourmaline Indicolite. There are, then, the Rubellite with its shades ranging from pink to vivid red, tourmaline Watermelon or watermelon, true wonder of nature, because two-tone: the center is red, surrounded by an outer layer of green, or vice versa.

Harry Winston, anello pezzo unico con tormalina Paraiba taglio cabochon e diamanti

How to clean the tourmaline. The tourmaline is a fairly hard stone: it is between 7 and 7.5 degrees on the Mohs scale (the diamond is at 10). It is a hardness considered right for use in jewelry. But be careful not to leave the tourmaline too close to a source of heat for a long time: it could alter it and even break. But the stone can be safely cleaned with hot water and a drop of soap, while there are disagreements on the use of ultrasound and steam cleaners.

Tormalina Elbaite proveniente dalla miniera Cruziero di Santa Maria do Suaçuí, nella regione Minas Gerais in Brasile

Source The most important deposits are in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Russia, Burma, Sri Lanka, and United States (California and Maine). Many African countries have recently become major producers of tourmaline, particularly Madagascar, Namibia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Nigeria and Malawi.

Evaluation is not a simple thing due the amount of varieties and colors. The first thing to do is to examine the stone in sunlight: a green gem under an incandescent bulb may appear almost black, while a pink or red appears gray or brown. If, even under artificial light, keeps its natural tones, is likely to be a stone with a fine color. But beware, the primary color should be predominant for 70-75%. The rest of percentage is obviously a hue, ie a secondary color which, however, may change depending on the illumination, natural or artificial. Moreover, there is no general rule on dimensions and prices: some tourmalines are found only in small sizes and are used as beads in a very low cost, while others are more available in 10 or more carats. The evaluation also takes account of its clarity, which has three degrees defined by the Gia (Gemological Institute of America, the most famous center of research and teaching mineralogy of the United States): if the green tourmaline is usually classified type I, that means, has a slight inclusion visible to the naked eye, blue, orange, yellow, multi-color (except watermelon varieties) and some pink specimens stones have minor inclusions and are grade II, while the red ones , pink and watermelon belong to the third category III where noticeable inclusions are expect ed as it appears from the photos below. Tourmaline is normally not subjected to heat treatment and if this happens does not affect its value.

Anello con tormalina cabochon su oro bianco, pavé di tormaline e diamanti — Martin Katz, anello con tormalina cabochon su oro bianco, pavé di tormaline e diamanti

Anello con tormalina e oro 18 carati — Irene Neuwirthm, anello con tormalina e oro 18 carati

Anello con tormalina menta e tanzanite su oro bianco — Paolo Costagli, anello con tormalina menta e tanzanite su oro bianco

Anello in oro giallo, diamanti e tormalina cabochon — Elke Berr, anello in oro giallo, diamanti e tormalina verde cabochon

Dior, high-jewelry three time

Published on July 14, 2018

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Anello in oro rosa con diamanti, zaffiri blu e rosa, tormalina e tanzanite al centro

A new collection of high jewelry by the Maison: lace, gold and stones with Dior Dior Dior ♦ ︎

After the gardens of Versailles and the baroque decorations of the great residence of the French kings, here is another noble inspiration from Victoire de Castellane, who leads Dior’s fine jewelry with great expertise. The new collection, in fact, is inspired by the art of lace. After all, it was a type of fabric widely used by those who lived in the court of Versailles. The high jewelry collection includes 65 pieces. And, to testify that the maximum of the novelty is what has already happened, Victoire de Castellane has used Christian Dior’s archival images, choosing between embroidery and arabesques to make necklaces, rings, bracelets and earrings rich in emeralds, blue sapphires and rose, rubies, tanzanites, diamonds, etc.
Presented in the Paris haute couture week, the collection had an unusual stage: the Museum of Modern Art, where it was visible for three days by the public, together with a exhibition of Dior’s jewelery production, which celebrated its 20th anniversary: in fact, it was created in 1998. In short, from the aristocratic past to the democratic present.
The decision to draw inspiration from embroideries and lace, however, is also linked to the other soul of Dior, that of fashion. In fact, the effect of the lace recreated with gold threads is present throughout the collection and recalls Christian Dior’s atelier. And the collection underlines this “diorism”: it is not by chance that it has been entitled Dior, Dior, Dior. In short, Dior three times.
Large cocktail rings with colored stones of appropriate size, bracelets with shimmering stones, bracelets where flowers appear among the embroideries and integrate with the light gold embroidery. Jewels worthy of the Dior tradition and the most noble haute couture. Matilde de Bounville

Orecchini in oro bianco, diamanti e zaffiri rosa

Bracciale double dentelle velours, in oro bianco, con opale e diamanti

Orecchini Organza, in oro bianco, tormaline menta

Bracciale Tulle in oro rosa, con zaffiro rosa

Dior, oro giallo, diamanti, smeraldi, tormalina tipo Paraiba, granato, tsavorite

Bracciale Popeline in oro rosa, zaffiri, ametista, smeraldi e tanzanite

Dior, the secrets of Versailles

Published on February 2, 2018

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At the court of Versailles with the high jewelery by Dior, to search among its secrets ♦ ︎
Versailles is not just a destination for tourists, but a part of French culture and History, written in capital letters. And it is also culture, art, fantasy. Finally, it is also one of the topical places around which the creative fantasy of Victoire de Castellane is thickened, the refined mind from which the Dior high jewelery collections spring. Just like the collection called Dior à Versailles, pièces sècretes. And so, after the collections inspired by the royal residence of the past few years, here is the new high jewelry dedicated by the building or, better, its most secret corners.
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The new Dior collection still runs through the corridors, rooms and halls of Versailles to create swiveling gemstones, concealed drawers, rings that look like miniature boxes. And then many symbols, more or less obvious, that appear (sometimes by surprise) on the jewels. In short, the third visit to Versailles of Victoire de Castellane is even richer in creative ideas. Among other things, it should be noted a novelty: the appearance of the skull motif, perhaps as a sign of the time that inexorably passes also for the vanitas, it has passed also for the court of the Sun King. Even the choice of stones recalls the era of the baroque, the stuccoes, the wigs, with spinels of an almost iridescent color, a rare lilac tanzanite, powder pink sapphires. To wear while listening to Rameau. Giulia Netrese

Anello Cassetto segreto (Cachette tiroir) in oro, diamanti, opale

Anello apribile in oro gialloe rosa e diamanti con raro spinello blu

Collana in oro bianco e diamanti con motivo a teschio

Dior, collana con pendente in oro bianco e giallo, diamanti e smeraldo

Dior, alta gioielleria, anello apribile in oro rosa, giallo, diamanti e rubellite

Dior, alta gioielleria, orecchini in oro bianco, pietra luna, zaffiro, ametista

The jewelery by Gianfranco Ferré

Published on October 10, 2017

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In Turin an exhibition dedicated to 200 jewels designed by Gianfranco Ferré ♦ ︎
Gianfranco Ferré was not only a great designer, but also a great inventor of accessories. Widely used in parades as a complement to dresses, Ferré’s bijoux, which disappeared ten years ago at 63, have the same style as the designer, who was accurate to use them. And to the bijoux Ferré devoted much of his creativity. Now the Ferré Foundation, together with the Fondazione Torino Musei, has organized an exhibition devoted specifically to the jewels of Gianfranco Ferré. It will be set up in Turin, at Palazzo Madama. The title of the exhibition is Gianfranco Ferrè under another light: Jewelry and Ornaments and collects 200 jewels that have accompanied the career of the designer who for another period of his life was also Dior’s artistic director . “For Ferré the ornament is not the youngest child of a precious: shiny stones, enamelled metals, honed shells, painted woods, Murano glasses, retro ceramics, Swarovski crystals, and still wood and leather and iron and copper and bronze have an enchanted horizon of brooches, necklaces, belts, rings, jewelry, bracelets, “explained the curator of the exhibition, Francesca Alfano Miglietti. The exhibition is organized with the Torino Musei Foundation. Rudy Serra
Gianfranco Ferré under another light: Jewelry and Ornaments
October 12, 2017 – February 19, 2018
Turin, Palazzo Madama
Piazza Castello, Turin
Open every day
from 10am to 6pm
except on Tuesday

Dior in auction from Sotheby’s

Published on July 27, 2017

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Chocker stile Masai in ottone dorato, disegnato da John Galliano

Christian Dior’s fashion jewelry on display and auction online from Sotheby’s Paris ♦ ︎
Dior is one of the great brands of fashion, but also of jewelery. Now it also becomes the first Maison to go online in a sale of Sotheby’s France. The auction concerns a private collection of Christian Dior Jewelery and will be on sale from September 20 to October 4, 2017. It is a date that also coincides with the 70th anniversary of Maison Dior. The pieces will be exhibited at the Charpentier Gallery in Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris, for a direct view. Many of these pieces have been revolutionary for the years in which they were made. As in the case of the Masai style collier in golden brass, presented by John Galliano in the spring-summer 1998. Among the jewels, there are also pieces signed by famous fashion designers who worked for Dior, such as Gianfranco Ferré and Marc Bohan, as well as Galliano. In all, 200 pieces are cataloged, with the most diverse inspirations: from Oriental or Exotic to those with a more modern style.
The exhibition opens on September 28-30 and October 2 at Sotheby’s, Paris. The sale opens on September 20th. Federico Graglia