Star Sign

Monsieur Christian Dior's most-loved icon shines brightly over Château de La Colle Noire and cast its golden glow over the House's fragrance gift sets.

- Bryan Goh

At the heart of the House of Dior — in particular, the fairytales and fantastical worlds that each creative director conjures — is a childlike sense of imagination as dreamed up by Monsieur Christian Dior himself. After all, this is the visionary who turned a star into a superstitious symbol of sorts after tripping on a metal one on the sidewalk.

The star — with all its connotations of divine guidance, fame and magic — has often appeared on the heavenly bodies of the House’s models; charms that dangle and tinkle from bags and lights up in a literal way with the House’s festive gifting sets. Illustrated and painted by Italian visual artist Pietro Ruffo, one of Monsieur Christian Dior’s favourite tokens has now become constellations that create a trail of stardust over the sets packaging.