Designer History: Christian Dior

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etoile-luxuryvintage.com tells us: "Dior was founded in 1947. Dior believed that jewelry was just as much a part of fashion as clothing. His jewelry is designed to complement his clothing collections. 
"Next to being a remarkable designer, Christian Dior was a business man. He understood that he was surrounded by talented costume jewelry manufacturers in Paris, but also abroad. He enlisted only the best of them to produce for his brand. These companies and designers were known as paruriers. Some of the paruriers to look out for, are the following:
"Jewelry items from the 1950s are often made by designer Kramer. They are marked "Kramer for Dior", "Dior by Kramer" or "Christian Dior by Kramer".
"From 1952 to 1956, Mitchel Maer was part of the Dior design team. His items are marked "CHRISTIAN DIOR BY MITCHEL MAER".
"Henkel and Grossé were designers who were also active around the 1950s. Their pieces from those years can be recognized by the markings: “Dior West Germany” or “Made in Germany for Christian Dior”. The 1970s and 1980s pieces by Henkel and Grossé were produced in large numbers and therefore easier to find.

"In the 1960s and 1970s, designers identified their Dior jewelry with the "Chr.Dior" mark, followed by a copyright symbol and the year of manufacture.

"Then it was changed to "Christian Dior" in the 1980s, still followed by the copyright symbol and year of manufacture. Occasionally, their jewelry is marked "Made in France".
"Dior only uses workmanship of the highest class, so take this into consideration when authenticating a Dior jewelry piece. The materials used are often gilt metals, colored and clear crystal, pearls and semi-precious stones like citrines, peridots and rhinestones in their designs for costume jewelry."
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