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Christian Dior Shearling Coat

CHRISTIAN DIOR Paris Shearling Coat
CHRISTIAN DIOR Paris Shearling Coat

CHRISTIAN DIOR Paris Shearling Coat

By Christian Dior

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Rare vintage coat by Christian Dior Paris, made before year 2000 Super warm for frosty winters We offer more exclusive lambskin and fur items, view our frontstore.

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CHRISTIAN DIOR Shearling patterned coat
CHRISTIAN DIOR Shearling patterned coat

CHRISTIAN DIOR Shearling patterned coat

By Christian Dior

Located in London, GB

Black and red sheepskin shearling 'Patterned' coat from Christian Dior Vintage featuring a stand up collar, long sleeves, a front button fastening and a logo printed lining.

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Christian Dior by John Galliano Shearling coat
Christian Dior by John Galliano Shearling coat

Christian Dior by John Galliano Shearling coat

By John Galliano, Christian Dior

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Amazing Christian Dior by John Galliano Shearling coat with silk ribbon. size: 8 Bust: 36"/ Waist: 32"/ Hip: 36" ( this measurement taken when the coat is fastened) coat Length: 51"...

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Christian Dior Coat Black Persian Lamb Shearling Reversible 6

Christian Dior Coat Black Persian Lamb Shearling Reversible 6

By Christian Dior

Located in Miami, FL

Guaranteed authentic Christian Dior limited edition runway reversible Persian lamb shearling coat.

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By John Galliano, Christian Dior

Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR

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Christian Dior by John Galliano burgundy shearling coat, fw 2000

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By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior

Located in London, GB

Christian Dior by John Galliano Burgundy shearling mid-length coat with double-ended zipper, detachable sleeves and adjustable buckle side and back fastenings.

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Christian Dior by John Galliano shearling jacket
Christian Dior by John Galliano shearling jacket

Christian Dior by John Galliano shearling jacket

By John Galliano, Christian Dior

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

From Fall 2006 Christian Dior Runway shearling jacket designed by John Galliano. (see runway pictures) Fit size 4 US Excellent condition

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1970s Geometric Suede & Shearling Patchwork Coat

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By Christian Dior

Located in Atlanta, GA

A rare and visually arresting 1970s Christian Dior patchwork coat crafted in richly hued suede and finished with plush shearling trim.

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1980s Christian Dior Fourrers Red Suede Leather Fur Shearling Coat
1980s Christian Dior Fourrers Red Suede Leather Fur Shearling Coat

1980s Christian Dior Fourrers Red Suede Leather Fur Shearling Coat

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This incredible tan shearling and fur Christian Dior oversized coat, designed by John Galliano.

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By John Galliano, Christian Dior

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Christian Dior Shearling Coat For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the vintage or contemporary christian dior shearling coat you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. If you’re looking for an option in Black and you’re unable to find the right fit, there are plenty of variations in Beige, Gray and more. You’re likely to find the perfect christian dior shearling coat among the distinctive accessories we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th Century as well as those produced as recently as the 21st Century. There aren’t many items for men if you’re seeking these accessories, as most of the options available are for women and unisex.

How Much is a Christian Dior Shearling Coat?

On average, a christian dior shearling coat on 1stDibs sells for $2,400, while they’re typically $1,268 on the low end and $17,200 for the highest priced versions of this item.

Christian Dior for sale on 1stDibs

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.

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A lot of the coat styles in our closets, such as the durable Navy-inspired peacoat, were popularized by soldiers who battled aggressive climes in their regulation field jackets and parkas — indeed, keeping troopers comfortable guided the design of the military surplus garments that have often become buzzy fashion trends. Even today, owing to the likes of Burberry, a luxury fashion house that is among the originators of the trench coat worn by British officers during World War I, the trench remains a timeless style, now available in a range of colors that can be worn throughout the year.

While women in late 1700s England donned an adaptation of a men’s jacket called a spencer — the likeness of which could be spotted in Ralph Lauren’s ready-to-wear collections hundreds of years later — designers hadn’t widely been crafting outerwear specifically for women. Generally, the outerwear of choice for the fashionable, well-heeled lady prior to the 1800s usually consisted of capes, shawls and stoles. By the mid-1800s, women were wearing overcoats with multiple layered collars popularized by men (often called a Garrick coat in England), and as women entered the workforce during the 1920s, hemlines climbed, jewelry was prominent and fashion conventions were broken across the board.

Thankfully, the 20th century’s tradition of challenging the norm continues steadfast in today’s outerwear fashions. Contemporary designers certainly find inspiration in 1960s and 1970s coats by Pierre Cardin, Yves Saint Laurent and Bonnie Cashin, but unisex options abound in modern creations that take both function and style into account. Find what inspires you in the full range of vintage and designer coats and outerwear available for sale on 1stDibs.