Diorexquis, the latest high jewellery collection from Dior High Jewellery’s Artistic Director Victoire de Castellane, once again breathes life into Christian Dior’s enduring obsessions with nature, celebration, and eternal elegance. This time with a fresh poetic intensity.
Drawing from Monsieur Dior’s personal passions, Diorexquis is structured around enchanted landscapes, delicate flora, and the magical grandeur of evening galas. These three core themes are the lifeblood of Dior’s creative spirit, and under de Castellane’s visionary guidance, they have been transformed into a series of strikingly original and emotionally charged masterpieces. Each jewel tells a story captured in gold and gemstones.
The collection unfolds like a dream sequence, moving effortlessly through the seasons. Icy whites and cool blues capture the serenity of winter with crystalline clarity, echoing snow-dusted branches and frozen lakes in their glistening compositions. As spring arrives, pieces bloom with sculptural florals and dewdrop-like diamonds, bursting with colour and movement. Then comes the warmth of summer, radiating through sunlit stones that catch the light in dazzling, joyful bursts. These seasonal transitions are rendered in a breathtaking ballet of colour and form, a testament to de Castellane’s ability to create not just jewellery, but a complete world.
Visually, Diorexquis is bold and layered, both in its storytelling and its design. Many pieces are composed of multiple volumes, textured layers of gemstones set against mineral backgrounds and hemmed in micro pavé diamonds. Each detail is executed with precision, and the overall effect is one of richness without excess, exuberance without abandon.
A particular highlight is the use of the opale doublet technique. This involves layering precious opals atop a base of onyx or mother-of-pearl, creating mesmerising iridescent effects reminiscent of twilight skies or rippling water. The visual depth this technique achieves is almost otherworldly, pulling the viewer into a dreamlike state that mirrors the very essence of the collection.
Equally captivating is the plique-à-jour method—an age-old enamel technique revived and perfected in Dior’s ateliers. With it, jewellers create shimmering, stained-glass-like panels of translucent colour, turning rings and pendants into miniature artworks that play endlessly with light. This level of technical mastery, paired with the house’s signature lacquer detailing, results in pieces that glow from within.
Among the standout sets are a necklace, ring, and earrings that encapsulate fleeting moments of enchantment, like a gala night frozen in time or a garden dew-kissed at dawn. These pieces balance grandeur with intimacy, telling stories in gemstone that feel both deeply personal and universally romantic.
Diorexquis is a tribute to the enduring legacy of Christian Dior, and also to the vision of Victoire de Castellane, whose creativity continues to expand the language of high jewellery. It is a collection that honours the past while embracing the future, where fantasy and technique coexist in exquisite harmony.
