Dior has presented ROSE DES VENTS

"I want to respect the joys of chance," Monsieur Dior wrote in his memoirs. Raised in Granville, Normandy, in a villa facing the sea whose emblem and name were the "Rhumbs," a marine term designating a quarter-wind on a thirty-two point compass rose, the couturier readily embraced the divinatory arts. Moreover, in 1946, when he came across a metal star on his path, he saw it as a sign of good luck and confirmation that the time had come to create the House of Dior.

Since 2015, Victoire de Castellane has been celebrating Christian Dior’s lucky star through Rose des vents, a collection conceived as an odyssey on the four winds. Coming from all horizons, semi-precious stones in Monsieur Dior’s favorite colors adorn reversible medallions. Edged with a gold rice grain setting recalling a sailor’s rope, each motif is like a caress by the wind transformed into a jewel, to be worn showing an eight-pointed gold star set with a sparkling diamond, or its other face, set with white mother-of-pearl, pink opal, turquoise, lapis lazuli or onyx. "The compass rose immediately conveys this lovely idea of a journey, and for me, the creation of a jewel or a work of art means going to the end of something. It’s the wind, it’s the elsewhere, the guide that shows the way," explains the Artistic Director of Dior Joaillerie.

This year, the collection answers the call of the sea with an abundance of new creations. Giving the Y necklace new vibrancy, three styles feature the emblematic motif, including a pendulum, held by a diamond that seems to play the trapeze artist on a chain in rose or yellow gold, paired with onyx, pink opal, or white mother-of-pearl. More contemporary than ever, ultra-thin open bangles grace the wrist with a precious rudder on which a compass rose dialogues with a diamond set in beaded gold. Available in yellow gold and white mother-of-pearl, pink gold and onyx or pink opal, the bracelets invite stacking. Seemingly wind-scattered between the branches of the compass rose, diamonds sparkle on an open ring in pink or white gold, while a design set within a circular motif is available in a trio of yellow gold and white mother-of-pearl, and pink gold with onyx or pink opal. On three new jewels, the moon and a laughing sun from Rose Céleste waltz with the compass rose on a fluid necklace and a supple cuff, each with two strands, while a quartet of medallions in graduated sizes adorn swaying drop earrings with the signature sun and moon motif.