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Lucky Charm: Dior Joaillerie’s Rose des Vents

Luck be a gold Dior charm

21.06.2015

By Cai Mei Khoo

Lucky Charm: Dior Joaillerie’s Rose des Vents

Christian Dior’s childhood home, Villa Les Rhumbs in Granville, Normandy, was so named, after a wind rose divided into 32 rhumbs, a pattern found as a mosaic floor decoration at one of the villa’s entrances. It was also here that Monsieur Dior’s love for flowers, roses in particular, took root.

Rose des Vents bracelet in yellow gold with diamond and mother-of-pearl

With that in mind, Victoire de Castellane, Dior Joaillerie’s creative director set about to create the brand’s latest jewellery collection, the Rose des Vents. “I wanted to start from the idea of a little motif pendant. And what is more metaphorical than a medallion?” says de Castellane. “A symbol of travel, in it you find echoes of Christian Dior’s star and the idea of the good-luck charm, but also the rose, his favourite flower.

Lapis lazuli covers one side of a Rose des Vents bracelet

Available in yellow and rose gold, the Rose des Vents collection features a medallion in lapis lazuli, turquoise, mother-of-pearl or pink opal, with a hardstone face on one side, and a wind rose on the other.

Rose des Vents necklace in pink gold with diamond and pink opal

“Rose des vents is a metaphor for creation,” explains Victoire de Castellane. “Creating is about searching, turning things over, and then finding ones cardinal point and setting off on a journey.” 

Rose des Vents necklace in yellow gold with diamonds and mother-of-pearl

 

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