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...Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Diamonds may be forever, but the cost of diamond jewelry made by many brand-name designers can put the pieces forever out of reach. Items in Chanel's fine jewelry range usually come with six-figure price tags, while Dior's Provocante white gold?and?diamond necklace sells for around $70,000. Now Vivienne Westwood, the British pioneer of punk fashion, is designing a line of "affordable" jewelry called Hardcore Diamonds, her first rock collection. The pieces, available in Westwood stores from July, are for the mass market. The characteristically...
...Diamonds may be forever, but the cost of diamond jewelry made by many brand-name designers can put the pieces forever out of reach. Items in Chanel's fine jewelry range usually come with six-figure price tags, while Dior's Provocante white gold-and-diamond necklace sells for around $70,000. Now Vivienne Westwood, the British pioneer of punk fashion, is designing a line of "affordable" jewelry called Hardcore Diamonds, her first rock collection. The pieces, available in Westwood stores from July, are for the mass market. The characteristically unconventional collection includes white gold-and-diamond safety pins...
...centerpiece of the celebration, an exhibition entitled "Man of the Century," will run from May 15 to Sept. 25 at the Christian Dior Museum. Located in the designer's beloved childhood home, a delightful 19th century cliff-top villa of which he once wrote, "My life and my style owe nearly everything to its site and architecture," the show explores Dior's designs and influences, featuring early fashions and the artwork that inspired him. Also on display will be original garments from the 22 haute couture collections that Dior presented in the decade before his sudden death from a heart...
...Christian Dior had a very strong influence in all categories of life," says Jean-Luc Dufresne, the exhibition's curator. "He was not only a leader of fashion in the '40s and '50s, but he was very influential in artistic life between the wars." Dior started off as an art gallery owner, exhibiting the work of Neo-humanist and Surrealist painters such as Christian B?rard and Salvador Dal?...
...f?te, which runs concurrently with the exhibit, features organized walks through the spectacular garden of Dior's childhood home. Other attractions include a vintage car rally, from May 13-15; a festival of films in which Dior dresses appear, from Sept. 14-18; several sporting events, including the Christian Dior Cup golf tournament held at the Baie du Mont Saint-Michel golf club on July 23-24; a fashion photography show at the Richard Anacr?on Museum of Modern Art, from May 15-Sept. 25; and a series of concerts and workshops. For more on this summer's fashion hot spot...