Butterflies, blossoms and bows – that’s what the new crop of pretty jewels are made of. After what feels like years of minimalist jewels holding the fort – solid signet rings and stacks of simple gold bangles – designers are looking to decorate their customers in flowers and fairies, ribbons and swirls.
Take the latest high jewellery collection from Dior by artistic director Victoire de Castellane , never one to shy away from exuberance. Diorissima is a floral fantasy on acid, with necklaces of vibrant gemstones dripping down like untamed wisteria, or hundreds of flowers in mint-green chrysoprase, shimmering opal and white diamonds, clustered together like forget-me-nots in technicolour.
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