New 2020 Dior Grand Bal Plume draws upon the Legacy of Charles de Beistegui and his Venetian Ball of the Century
The new 2020 Dior Grand Bal Plume timepieces draws creative muse from a surprising mix of precious and natural materials very much in the same vein of the man that the high society of Paris christened "the Counte of Monte Cristo"
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“Art and collecting were in the Beistegui family?s DNA,” says Simon de Monicault, Director of Decorative Arts at Christie?s in Paris. Indeed, the latest haute horlogerie Grand Bal Plume watch from Dior draws upon the wealth of this legacy. In creating a new series of one-of-a-kind pieces, the 2020 Dior Grand Bal collection is deeply inspired by the enchanted universe of the famed ?Ball of the Century?, held by Charles de Beistegui in 1951 at the Palazzo Labia in Venice. The eccentric French-born Spanish multi-millionaire art collector and decorator was really called Carlos but spending most of his time in France, Beistegui became better known as Charles to Parisian high society and his signature cosmopolitan flamboyance and mystique eventually earned him the nickname “The Count of Monte Cristo” for the character in Alexandre Dumas’ titular book.
New 2020 Dior Grand Bal Plume draws on Legacy of Parisian legend Charles de Beistegui and his Venetian Ball of the Century
The new 2020 Dior Grand Bal Plume timepieces draws creative muse from a surprising mix of precious ...
The post New 2020 Dior Grand Bal Plume draws upon the Legacy of Charles de Beistegui and his Venetian Ball of the Century appeared first on LUXUO.
“Art and collecting were in the Beistegui family?s DNA,” says Simon de Monicault, Director of Decorative Arts at Christie?s in Paris. Indeed, the latest haute horlogerie Grand Bal Plume watch from Dior draws upon the wealth of this legacy. In creating a new series of one-of-a-kind pieces, the 2020 Dior Grand Bal collection is deeply inspired by the enchanted universe of the famed ?Ball of the Century?, held by Charles de Beistegui in 1951 at the Palazzo Labia in Venice. The eccentric French-born Spanish multi-millionaire art collector and decorator was really called Carlos but spending most of his time in France, Beistegui became better known as Charles to Parisian high society and his signature cosmopolitan flamboyance and mystique eventually earned him the nickname “The Count of Monte Cristo” for the character in Alexandre Dumas’ titular book.
New 2020 Dior Grand Bal Plume draws on Legacy of Parisian legend Charles de Beistegui and his Venetian Ball of the Century
The new 2020 Dior Grand Bal Plume timepieces draws creative muse from a surprising mix of precious ...
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