Christian Dior Boutique Vintage Massive Jewelled Cross Brooch Pendant
About the Item
- Creator:
- Metal:
- Weight:70 g
- Dimensions:Height: 3.67 in (93 mm)Width: 2.33 in (59 mm)
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1990s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Some black spots from aging under a couple of orange round crystals. A faint crack line on an orange round crystal (see the last picture). Vertdigris oxidation on the reverse (not visisble when the brooch is beeing worn / see pictures 11 and 12).
- Seller Location:Nice, FR
- Reference Number:
Christian Dior
When Christian Dior launched his couture house, in 1946, he wanted nothing less than to make “an elegant woman more beautiful and a beautiful woman more elegant.” He succeeded, and in doing so the visionary designer altered the landscape of 20th century fashion. Vintage Dior bags, shoes, evening dresses, shirts and other garments and accessories are known today for their feminine and sophisticated sensibility.
Dior was born in Granville, on the Normandy coast, in 1905. His prosperous haute bourgeois parents wanted him to become a diplomat despite his interest in art and architecture. However, they agreed to bankroll an art gallery, which Dior opened in 1928 in Paris with a friend.
This was the start of Dior’s rise in the city’s creative milieu, where he befriended Pablo Picasso and Jean Cocteau. After seven years as an art dealer, Dior retrained as a fashion illustrator, eventually landing a job as a fashion designer for Robert Piguet, and in 1941, following a year of military service, he joined the house of Lucien Lelong. Just five years later, with the backing of industrialist Marcel Boussac, the ascendant Dior established his own fashion house, at 30 avenue Montaigne in Paris.
Just two years after the end of World War II, the fashion crowd and the moribund haute couture industry were yearning, comme tout Paris, for security and prosperity, desperate to discard the drab, sexless, utilitarian garb imposed by wartime deprivation. They needed to dream anew.
And Dior delivered: He designed a collection for a bright, optimistic future. “It’s quite a revolution, dear Christian!” exclaimed Carmel Snow, the prescient American editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar, famously proclaiming, “Your dresses have such a new look.” The press ran with the description, christening Dior’s debut Spring/Summer haute couture collection the New Look. “God help those who bought before they saw Dior,” said Snow. “This changes everything.”
Dior’s collection definitively declared that opulence, luxury and femininity were in. His skirts could have 40-meter-circumference hems, and outfits could weigh up to 60 pounds. They were cut and shaped like architecture, on strong foundations that molded women and “freed them from nature,” Dior said. Rather than rationing, his ladies wanted reams of fabric and 19-inch waists enforced by wire corsets, and the fashion world concurred. The debut got a standing ovation.
In the subsequent decade, Paris ruled as the undisputed fashion capital of the world, and Christian Dior reigned as its king. With the luxuriously full skirts of his New Look, suits and his drop-dead gorgeous couture dresses and ball gowns worthy of any princess, Dior gave women the gift of glamour they’d lost in the miserable years of war.
On 1stDibs, find an exquisite range of vintage Christian Dior clothing, jewelry, handbags and other items.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Nice, France
- Return PolicyThis item cannot be returned.
- CHANEL Vintage Gripoix Oval BroochBy ChanelLocated in Nice, FRCHANEL vintage gold toned textured oval brooch embellished with MAISON GRIPOIX glass cabochons and faux pearls. Embossed CHANEL DEPOSE 118. Indicative measurements : width approx. ...Category
20th Century French Brooches
MaterialsGilt Metal
- Christian Lacroix Vintage Gold Toned Brutalist Cross Brooch PendantBy Christian LacroixLocated in Nice, FRCHRISTIAN LACROIX vintage toned and textured brutalist cross brooch/pendant. Could be used as a brooch or pendant. Marked CHRISTIAN LACROIX E94 Made ...Category
20th Century French Brooches
MaterialsGilt Metal
- CHRISTIAN LACROIX Vintage Massive Gold Tone Splash Cross Brooch PendantBy Christian LacroixLocated in Nice, FRCHRISTIAN LACROIX vintage massive gold tone "splash" cross brooch. Could be used as a brooch or pendant. Marked CHRISTIAN LACROIX CL Made in France. Indicative measurements : heig...Category
20th Century French Brooches
MaterialsGilt Metal
- Christian Lacroix Vintage Massive Gold Toned Openwork Cross Brooch PendantBy Christian LacroixLocated in Nice, FRCHRISTIAN LACROIX vintage massive gold toned openwork brooch/pendant. Marked CHRISTIAN LACROIX CL Made in France. Indicative measurements : height approx. 8.6 cm (3.39 inches) / wi...Category
20th Century French Brooches
MaterialsGilt Metal
- Christian Lacroix Vintage Orange Enamel Glass Cabochon Cross Brooch PendantBy Christian LacroixLocated in Nice, FRCHRISTIAN LACROIX vintage Baroque gold toned cross brooch/pendant embellished with orange enamel and an orange glass cabochon at the center. May be worn as a brooch or pendant. Mar...Category
20th Century French Brooches
MaterialsGilt Metal
- CHRISTIAN LACROIX Vintage Jewelled Gold Tone PendantBy Christian LacroixLocated in Nice, FRCHRISTIAN LACROIX vintage gold tone pendant embellished with hard stones. Can be worn as a brooch (probably transformation). Embossed CL on the reverse side. Indicative measuremen...Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Brooches
MaterialsGilt Metal
- Huge Polished Gilded Gold Vermeil Hardware Set With Natural Amber PendantLocated in New York, NYThis wonderfully elegant huge polished gold vermeil hardware detailed with intricate sculpted Filigree frames a beautiful natural Amber. The height measures 3 1/2 inches. The...Category
Vintage 1980s Mexican Artisan Necklace Enhancers
- Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Portrait Brooch Pin Pendant 1920s of a womanLocated in Wallkill, NYStunning early 1910-1920s Sterling silver Pin Pendant. Large in scale and makes a statement. Large bale on the back to accommodate a large chain if you like. Measuring 2.32 inches wi...Category
Vintage 1910s Art Nouveau Necklace Enhancers
MaterialsSterling Silver
- Whimsical Gilded Gold Hardware with MultiColor Enamel Inlay "Copperhead" BroochLocated in New York, NYThis wonderfully whimsical gilded gold vermeil hardware "Copperhead" snake brooch is accented with multi colors inlay with vivid lapis blue and greens. Head is detailed with e...Category
Vintage 1980s American Baroque Brooches
- Huge Silver Celtic Etched Detailing with Clear Violet Embellishment BroochLocated in New York, NYHuge rare huge silver Celtic etched detailing brooch is accented with clear violet stones. 8 prongs holds the center stone, while the surrounding stones are held in place with...Category
Vintage 1920s English Baroque Brooches
- Rare Hand-Carved Silver "Medieval Lady In Waiting" PendantLocated in New York, NYThis wonderfully rare detailed hand-carved silver "Medieval Lady In Waiting" pendant measures 2 5/8 inches in height, and the width measures 1 3/8 inch...Category
Vintage 1930s European Medieval Brooches
- Renaissance Revival Enamel Diamond Jeweled Ship Boat Galleon Gold Brooch PendantLocated in Miami Beach, FLLarge 1950's Renaissance revival enamel ship brooch constructed with silver on 14k yellow gold. The boat is decorated with cultured pearls, rubies...Category
Mid-20th Century Renaissance Revival Brooches
MaterialsBlue Sapphire, Turquoise, Ruby, Cultured Pearl, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Go...
Recently Viewed
View AllRead More
Too Soon for the Return of ’90s Fashion? As If
There's a renewed appreciation for the era's aesthetic, perhaps most notably among millennials seeking authentic, easy style.
14 Iconic Luxury Handbags and the Stories behind Them
When the name of a bag is as well-known as its brand, you know it's a classic.