Dior costume jewellery pieces from the 50s and 60s are getting harder and harder to find – and more expensive, alas. The rhinestone pieces got so costly, I switched to beaded necklaces but those have gone stratospheric, too.

The wonderful thing about this lovely choker style necklace is the blue teardrop shaped stones, which move with the wearer. Given the large size and fixed nature of a choker, this adds additional life to the design. It features the typical Dior S shaped clasp and is dated on a small affixed plaque.

Suffering from set completion syndrome, I would love to know what the matching earrings, pin and bracelet for this necklace would have looked like.