It is said that at the bottom of an old chest at the Grès house, abandoned for decades, lay a mysterious accessory. It was a deep black headband, adorned with a single translucent stone that seemed to change color depending on the light. No one claimed its origin, not even Madame Alix, and nothing in the house archives. The oldest hands said they had always seen it, lying there, as if no one had dared to move it.

Yet, every time an apprentice or a model, out of curiosity, placed it on their head, something strange happened: the way others looked at it changed. Some saw the person as more elegant, others more disturbing, almost fascinating. As if the headband projected a different aura for each person.

Little by little, the rumor grew. Was it a forgotten prototype? A talisman crafted by a secret artisan? A piece stolen from a collector? No one ever knew. Jewelry specialists recognized no known style. Gemologists couldn’t identify the stone.

So, it was given a name: the accessory without origin. And there it remained, in its case, sometimes appearing in stolen photos or fashion stories, but never officially worn on a runway. As if the world of couture had decided that such a seductive mystery should remain intact. And perhaps it’s precisely this mystery that makes it the most precious.

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