I perfectly understand that it can be rather sad passing through Piazza di Spagna in Rome and looking at the windows of designer shops in the area rather than at the monuments and art that surround you, but I somehow couldn’t resist taking a picture of the little garden created in Dior’s window shop that directly faces the Spanish Steps.
The main Dior’s windows were timely fashionable as they displayed the new Autumn/Winter 09 collection, but it was unbearable to look at the warm clothes and heavy crocodile bags with the current tropical temperatures and being surrounded by scantily dressed tourists carrying colourful "Made in China" parasols.
Yet one small window attracted my attention as it featured a small summery display of Victoire de Castellane’s pieces from Dior Joaillerie's "Diorette" line.
The designer often claimed in interviews that she prefers coloured stones to diamonds and this small display perfectly proved it since it featured rings, necklaces and earrings in gold, pearls and multi-coloured gems, stones and enamels, reproducing floral displays of daisies, roses and delicate insects such as bees, butterflies and ladybirds. Undoubtedly de Castellane had in mind Monsieur Dior’s garden (young Christian developed a passion for plants from his mother and was actually the only one of the Dior children to inherit his mother’s green thumb) while designing this romantically joyous line.
Mind you, the euphoric sensation that such a display may give you will be quickly dispelled by the prices that range from around €9,000 to €12,000.
Better cross the street and head to the Keats and Shelley Memorial House then, equally romantic yet undoubtedly less expensive.
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