"Nothing is more elegant than a black skirt and sweater worn with a sparkling multi-stoned necklace," Christian Dior once quipped. For the Parisian fashion designer famous for defining post war femininity with his "New Look" in 1947, jewellery was as much a part of fashion as clothing was and his pieces were specifically designed to further enhance the fashion collections. Dior cherry-picked only the finest designers globally to carry out his vision for high-quality costume jewellery including Mitchel Maer (UK), Henkel & Grosse (Germany) and Robert Goossens and Josette Gripoix in France. Since his death in 1957, the design house has been led by iconic fashion names such as Yves Saint Laurent, Gianfranco Ferré and John Galliano who have carried on his unique legacy.