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.
CHRISTIAN DIOR signed vintage gold plated designer clip on earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed CHRISTIAN DIOR • gold plated • vintage designer earrings MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku 57 ❤️❤️...
CHRISTIAN DIOR signed gold plated enamel crystal designer clip on earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed CHRISTIAN DIOR • gold plated with enamel and crystals • vintage designer earrings MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs ...
Christian Dior Boucles Oreille Clips Perles 1980s Fancy Pearl clip on Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in PARIS, FR
Christian Dior clip-on earrings circa 1980, featuring a large, decorative pearl motif. Diameter 1.25 cm. These vintage earrings are in excellent condition and look stunning when worn.
CHRISTIAN DIOR signed vintage gold pearl designer runway clip on earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed CHRISTIAN DIOR • gold tone with faux pearls • vintage designer earrings MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of w...
CHRISTIAN DIOR signed vintage gold plated amber crystal designer clip on earring
By Christian Dior
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed CHRISTIAN DIOR • gold plated with crystal • vintage designer earrings MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear ...
Vintage CHRISTIAN DIOR gold door knocker dangle designer runway clip on earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed CHRISTIAN DIOR • gold tone • vintage designer runway earrings MEASUREMENTS • 1 1/4" by 1" CONDITION • excellent vintage condition with minimal signs of we...
$175Sale Price|30% Off
Christian Dior Jadior Rhinestone Drop Rhinestones Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in PUTNEY, NSW
Elevate your look with these stunning Christian Dior J’Adior Rhinestone Drop Earrings, a perfect blend of elegance and modern sophistication. Featuring a dazzling array of rhinestone...
Vintage CHRISTIAN DIOR gold faux lapis designer runway earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed CHRISTIAN DIOR • gold tone with glass stones • vintage designer runway earrings MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • excellent vintage condition with minimal signs of w...
$208Sale Price|20% Off
Dior Vintage 1980s Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
Super rare Celine archival stirrup & chain earrings. Have gold plated hooks and Celine (with an accent) stamped stirrups and gunmetal silver tone chain tassels. Measure approx 1...
Christian Dior 1969 Vintage Pearl Crystal Woven Mesh Cross Flower Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior 1969 Vintage Woven Mesh Cross White Pearl Cluster Crystals Flower Elegant Clip Earrings, Gold Tone Very good condition. Some light scratches or colour loss, barely no...
Gold Plate
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Pearl Crystal White Oval Drop Circle Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s White Oval Pearl Drop Dangle Circle Sparkling Crystal Elegant Modernist Clip Earrings, Gold Tone Very excellent condition. Maybe light scratches or colo...
Gold Plate
CHRISTIAN DIOR signed gold plated enamel crystal designer clip on earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed CHRISTIAN DIOR • gold plated with enamel and crystals • vintage designer earrings MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs ...
Christian Dior Vintage Gripoix Sapphire Ruby Emerald Crystals Domed Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Gripoix Sapphire Ruby Emerald Blue Navy Red Green Oval Whole Shining Crystals Hoop Domed C Clip Earrings, Gold Tone Very excellent condition, very new. ...
Gold Plate
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Large Glow Demi Dome Hoop Semi Circle Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980 Unisex Large Glow Demi Dome Hoop Semi Circle Elegant Modernist Clip Earrings, Gold Tone Very good condition. Light scratches or colour loss, barely notic...
Gold Plate
Vintage CHRISTIAN DIOR gold crystal pearl dangl designer runway couture earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • unsigned CHRISTIAN DIOR • gold tone with crystals and pearls • vintage designer runway earrings MEASUREMENTS • 1.75" by 0.5" ...
Christian Dior Silvered Metal Clip Earrings with Mother of Pearl and Turquoise
By Christian Dior
Located in Atlanta, GA
These somptuous Christian Dior Paris clip-on earrings feature a dangling geometric shape with a silvered metal framing embellished with mother-of-pearl elements and ornate with turqu...
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Amethyst Crystals Purple Oval Trio Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Amethyst Purple Oval Trio Crystals Elegant Clip Earrings, Gold Tone Very good condition, maybe very light scratches or colour loss, barely noticeable. 1...
Gold Plate
Vintage 1963 Christian Dior Earrings original sixties clip on earrings sixties
By Christian Dior
Located in Nashville, TN
This wonderful pair of 1960's clip on earrings, by Christian Dior are a rare set to behold. Made up of claw set glass rhinestones in Champagne tones and bronze in an alternating stri...
Vintage CHRISTIAN DIOR gold pearl rhinestone designer runway clip on earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed CHRISTIAN DIOR • gold tone with pearls and rhinestones • vintage designer runway earrings MEASUREMENTS • 2" by 0.75" CONDITION • excellent vintage condition w...
CHRISTIAN DIOR signed vintage gold pink crystals designer clip on earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed CHRISTIAN DIOR GERMANY • gold plated with crystals • vintage designer earrings MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of...
Vintage Christian Dior Statement Crystal Door Knocker Hoop Earrings 1990S
By Christian Dior
Located in Wilmslow, GB
The most magnificent vintage Dior rhinestone hoop earrings. Dating to the 1990s these are the perfect designer statement earring. Crafted in very high quality rhodium plated metal an...
Christian Dior 1980s Vintage Large Round Stars Crystals Textured Domed Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior 1980s Vintage Textured Large Round Circle Stars Crystals Dome Hoop Chunky Modernist Clip Earrings, Gold Tone Very good condition. Maybe light scratches or colour loss...
Gold Plate
Christian Dior 1970s Vintage Massive Huge Pearl Oval White Flower Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior 1970s Vintage Massive Huge Large Oval White Pearl Flower Interlocked Rope Elegant Clip Earrings, Gold Tone Very excellent condition. Maybe some light scratches or col...
Gold Plate
Christian Dior Diamond Heart Pendant Hoop Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in New York, NY
Christian Dior Diamond Heart Pendant Hoop Earrings In 18k Gold. The earrings feature large 18k yellow goldhoop design with graduating in size heart pendants suspended at the bottom. ...
Diamond, 18k Gold
Christian Dior Vintage 1980 Large Glow Demi Dome Hoop Semi Circle Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Large Glow Demi Dome Hoop Semi Circle Modenrist Clip Earrings, Gold Tone Very good condition. Light scratches or colour loss, barely noticeable. Very po...
Gold Plate
Vintage Christian Dior Aqua & Sapphire Crystal Earrings RARE The 1970 Collection
By Christian Dior
Located in Wilmslow, GB
A pair of Vintage Dior Aqua Blue Earrings crafted by the House in the year of 1970 with Marc Bohan at the helm. Crafted in rhodium plated metal with an array of claw set crystals. Fe...
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Interlocked White Round Pearl Flower Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Interlocked White Round Pearl Flower Elegant Modernist Clip Earrings, Gold Tone Good condition. Some peel off at faux pearls and colour loss, barely not...
Gold Plate
Christian Dior 1980s Vintage Large Vivid Wavy Leaf Row Crystals Chunky Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior 1980s Vintage Large Vivid Textured Wavy Leaf Row Crystals Chunky Statement Clip Earrings, Gold Tone Very good condition. Maybe light scratches or colour loss, barely ...
Gold Plate
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Half Crystals Brushed Interlocked Twist Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Unisex Textured Half Crystals Brushed Interlocked Twist Swirl Statement Elegant Modernist Clip Earrings, Gold Tone Very good condition. Light scratches ...
Gold Plate
Christian Dior Vintage 1970 Circle Oval Hoop Drop Textured Chunky Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1970 Unisex Textured Double Circle Oval Hoop Drop Dangle Chunky Modernist Elegant Clip Earrings, Gold Plated Very good condition. Very light scratches, very c...
Gold Plate
Vintage Christian Dior Crystal Swirl Earrings 1980s
By Christian Dior
Located in Wilmslow, GB
Vintage Dior Crystal Swirl Earrings. Crafted in gold plated metal and set with crystal chatons in a graduating swirl. In very good vintage condition. Signed. Approx. 2.7cms. A glamou...
Christian Dior 1980s Vintage Flower Double Leaf White Pearls Crystals Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior 1980s Vintage Flower Double Leaf White Round Pearls Crystals Openwork Elegant Clip Earrings, Gold Tone Very excellent condition. 100% Genuine. Very beautiful. Vintage...
Gold Plate
Christian Dior 1980s Green Enamel Crystal Rectangle Triangle Dome Hoop Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior 1980s Vintage Green Enamel Crystal Rectangle Triangle Dome Hoop Chunky Statement Elegant Modernist Clip Earrings, Gold Tone Very excellent condition. Vintage and rare...
Gold Plate, Enamel
Christian Dior Vintage 1980 Large White Enamel Crystals Hoop Dome Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Large White Enamel Double Row Crystals Dome Half Hoop Chunky Elegant Modernist Clip Earrings, Gold Tone Very good condition. Light scratches or colour l...
Gold Plate, Enamel
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Large Silver Glow Circle Hoop Interlocked Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Unisex Large Glow Circle Hoop Interlocked Twist Double Locked Modernist Clip Earrings, Silver Tone Very good condition. Light scratches or colour loss, ...
Silver Plate
Dior Vintage Earrings Pearl Crystal Rhinestones 1990s
By Christian Dior
Located in Wilmslow, GB
A classic piece of Dior Jewellery oozing full on timeless glamour. These Vintage Dior Pearl Earrings feature a wonderful half pearl surroun...
Gold Plate
CHRISTIAN DIOR Vintage Floral Clip-On Earrings, 1967
By Christian Dior
Located in Nice, FR
CHRISTIAN DIOR vintage gold tone floral resin clip-on earrings. Embossed CHR. DIOR 1967 Germany. Indicative measurements : diameter approx. 2.2 cm (0.87 i...
Gilt Metal
Vintage Christian Dior clip on earrings, Gold tone, Paste
By Christian Dior
Located in NEWARK, GB
A fantastic pair of vintage Christian Dior clip on earrings. A smaller pair of clip on earrings these are lighter weight so easy to wear for lon...
Gold Plate
$480Sale Price|20% Off
DIOR Tribales double pearls CD charm drop dangling chain pin earrings pair
By Christian Dior
Located in Hong Kong, NT
DIOR Tribales double pearls CD charm drop dangling chain pin earrings pair Reference: AAWC/A01058 Brand: Dior Designer: Maria Grazia Chiuri Material: Metal Color: Bronze Pattern: Sol...
CHRISTIAN DIOR signed vintage silver pearl crystals designer clip on earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed CHRISTIAN DIOR • silver tone with faux pearl and crystals • vintage designer earrings MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal sig...
Vintage Christian Dior Embellished Love Knot Earrings 1980s
By Christian Dior
Located in Wilmslow, GB
A pair of Vintage Christian Dior Embellished Love Knot Earrings. Featuring entwined gold loops depicting a love knot. The high polish and stone set finishes proving the perfect contr...
Christian Dior 1970s Vintage Round Circle Large White Pearl Clip On Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior 1970s Vintage Large Round Circle White Pearl Clip Earrings, Gold Tone Very good condition. 100% Genuine. Very light scratches, barely noticeable. A very beautiful pa...
Gold Plate
Christian Dior 1960s Gold Plated Vintage Chain Tassel Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Skelmersdale, GB
These stylish earrings were designed and made in Germany in the 1960s by Henkel and Grossé for Christian Dior. Condition Report: Excellent The Details... These gold plated earring...
Gold Plate
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s White Pearl Crystals Flower Elegant Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Flourish Blossom Flower White Pearl Crystals Elegant Clip Earrings, Gold Tone Very excellent condition. Very new. 100% Genuine. Vintage and rare to find...
Gold Plate
$1,135Sale Price / set|50% Off
Couture S/S1956 SignedDiorDesigner First AB Crystals WesternGermany Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Chicago, IL
Distinguishing these couture Christian Dior Spring/Summer 1956 "Western Germany"-stamped silver earrings featuring the first Swarovski gold-foi...
Crystal, Silver, Base Metal
CHRISTIAN DIOR signed vintage crystal door knocker designer clip on earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed CHRISTIAN DIOR • gold plated with crystals • vintage designer earrings MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear ...
CHRISTIAN DIOR vintage gold plated designer earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • unsigned CHRISTIAN DIOR • gold plated • vintage designer earrings MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku 44 ...
Vintage CHRISTIAN DIOR gold plated crystals flower designer runway earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed CHRISTIAN DIOR • gold plated with crystals • vintage designer runway earrings MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • excellent vintage condition with minimal signs of...
Gold Plate
Christian Dior Vintage Diamante Logo Clip-On Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Nice, FR
CHRISTIAN DIOR vintage diamante logo gold toned clip-on earrings. Marked CHR. DIOR © Germany. Indicative measurements : diameter approx. 3.7 c...
CHRISTIAN DIOR signed vintage bronze gold tone designer clip on earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed CHRISTIAN DIOR • bronze gold tone • vintage designer earrings MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku 58...
Christian Dior 1980s Vintage Flower White Round Pearl Crystals Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior 1980s Vintage Vivid Curled Flower White Round Pearl Crystals Clip Earrings, Gold Tone Very excellent condition. 100% Genuine. Vintage and rare to find. A very beauti...
Gold Plate
CHRISTIAN DIOR Vintage Jewelled Flower Clip-On Earrings, 1966
By Christian Dior
Located in Nice, FR
CHRISTIAN DIOR vintage gold-tone clip-on earrings featuring a stylized flower, beautifully constructed from gold-tone wire shaped into radiating loops, embellished with fuschia cryst...
Gilt Metal
Vintage CHRISTIAN DIOR gold crystal designer runway clip on earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed CHRISTIAN DIOR • gold tone with crystals • vintage designer runway earrings MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • excellent vintage condition with minimal signs of wear...
Christian Dior Boutique Vintage Gold Toned Multi Strand Choker and Earring Set
By Christian Dior
Located in Nice, FR
CHRISTIAN DIOR BOUTIQUE vintage rare and important gold toned multi strand choker necklace and hoop earring set. Simplified model to be compared to the creations of CHRISTIAN DIOR b...
Gilt Metal
1990s Christian Dior Crystal and Pearl Tear Drop Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
Vintage 1980s or 1990s Christian Dior gold-plated clip-on earrings set with a lustrous iridescent teardrop shaped pearl as the centre price. The pearl is then surrounded with both t...
Crystal
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Large Gold Water Drop Tear Eye Leaf Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Large Glow Water Tear Drop Eye Leaf Modernist Elegant Clip Earrings, Gold Plated Very excellent condition. 100% Genuine. A very beautiful pair of earri...
Gold Plate
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Ten Strands Rope Spiral Interlocked Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Ten 10 Strands Spiral Twist Interlocked Openwork Rope Round Circle Modernist Clip Earrings, Gold Plated Good condition. Light scratches and colour loss....
Gold Plate
Vintage Christian Dior faux pearl clip on earrings, Gold tone
By Christian Dior
Located in NEWARK, GB
A gorgeous pair of vintage Christian Dior clip on earrings. A medium sized pair of clip on earrings these are lighter weight so easier to wear for longer periods than some of the la...
Gold Plate
CHRISTIAN DIOR vintage gold plated black cab designer clip on earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed CHRISTIAN DIOR • gold plated with glass cab • vintage designer earrings MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wea...
Christian Dior Vintage Large Silver Crystals Whole Interlocked Knot Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Unisex Large Whole Crystals Interlocked Knot Elegant Modernist Chunky Statement Clip Earrings, Silver Plated Very good condition. Not any stones lost, l...
Silver Plate