In May, a model dressed in a mustard-colored gown with blooming details sashayed through the lavish garden of Christian Dior’s beloved estate, Château de La Colle Noire. Her look was accessorized with a cylindrical pendant bursting with gem-set enameled flower dangling from an opulent chain. The adornment, created by Dior Joaillerie’s creative director Victoire de Castellane, was dazzling. Hold it in your hand, part it with a click, and voilà, a hidden compartment holding a lipstick is unveiled.

The one-of-a-kind item is an unexpected collaboration between de Castellane and the brand’s creative and image director for makeup, Peter Philips. In a statement, Dior explained that the hybrid product fused “the obvious connections between jewelry and beauty.”

Dior is not alone in experimentin

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