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Christian Dior Silver Coat

Silver coated Black linen coat CHRISTIAN DIOR by JOHN GALLIANO
Silver coated Black linen coat CHRISTIAN DIOR by JOHN GALLIANO

Silver coated Black linen coat CHRISTIAN DIOR by JOHN GALLIANO

By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior

Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR

Silver coated Black linen coat . Oversize hidden snap closure on the middle front. Belt and belt-loop. Pocket on both side. SIZE 36 (Fr) 4 (Us) but fit also M

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Christian Dior by John Galliano silverblue mink and silver fox fur coat, fw 2006
Christian Dior by John Galliano silverblue mink and silver fox fur coat, fw 2006

Christian Dior by John Galliano silverblue mink and silver fox fur coat, fw 2006

By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior

Located in London, GB

▪ Christian Dior fur coat ▪ Designed by John Galliano ▪ Fall-Winter 2006 ▪ Silverblue-Mink fur ▪ Silver-Fox fur ▪ Black Lambskin leather interior and side panels ▪ Leather buttons ...

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Christian Dior by John Galliano Silver Fox Hooded Blouson Jacket, FW 2003
Christian Dior by John Galliano Silver Fox Hooded Blouson Jacket, FW 2003

Christian Dior by John Galliano Silver Fox Hooded Blouson Jacket, FW 2003

By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior

Located in London, GB

▪ Brand: Christian Dior ▪ Creative Director: John Galliano ▪ Collection: Fall-Winter 2003 ▪ Fabric: Fox, Leather, Silk ▪ Size: FR38 - UK10 - US6 ▪ Made in: France ▪ Condition: Very G...

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Silver coated leather jumpsuit CHRISTIAN DIOR

Silver coated leather jumpsuit CHRISTIAN DIOR

By MARIA GRAZIA CHIURI, Christian Dior

Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR

Silver coated leather jumpsuit. Rayon lining. Zip closure on the middle front with one snap on the collar. Belt with belt loop and buckle closure. Pocket on both side with zip closur...

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Christian Dior NEW YORK 1960's Silver and White Dress and Coat Ensemble

Christian Dior NEW YORK 1960's Silver and White Dress and Coat Ensemble

By Christian Dior

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Christian Dior NEW YORK 1960's Silver and White Dress and Coat Ensemble Measurements (Approximate): Coat: Length (back of neck to hem): 39.5" Bust: 34" Waist: 30.5" Hip: 37"...

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CHRISTIAN DIOR purple dyed Silver Fox fur chained collar oversized cape coat

CHRISTIAN DIOR purple dyed Silver Fox fur chained collar oversized cape coat

By Christian Dior

Located in Hong Kong, NT

CHRISTIAN DIOR purple dyed Silver Fox fur chained collar oversized cape coat Reference: ZING/A00170 Brand: Christian Dior Color: Purple Pattern: Solid Extra Detail: Antique silv...

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1966 Christian Dior Haute-Couture Metallic Silver-Lame Dress & Coat
1966 Christian Dior Haute-Couture Metallic Silver-Lame Dress & Coat

1966 Christian Dior Haute-Couture Metallic Silver-Lame Dress & Coat

By Christian Dior

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

When the talented Marc Bohan took over as head designer in 1960, he continued the Dior tradition of elegant design. This stunning metallic silver-lame mod cocktail dress & coat from ...

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Dior 2018 FW Silver Runway Trench Coat size F34
Dior 2018 FW Silver Runway Trench Coat size F34

Dior 2018 FW Silver Runway Trench Coat size F34

By Christian Dior

Located in Toronto, CA

Step into a world of fashion-forward style with the Dior 2018 Runway Silver Metallic Trench Coat. This iconic piece from Dior's runway collection combines a contemporary edge with th...

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Dior Spring 2004 RTW Silver Python Feather Jacket with a Logo metal plate

By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior

Located in Prague, CZ

Extremely rare iconic luxury piece and a desirable collectible for all Dior by John Galliano lovers. Size S, true to size. Measurements (flat lay on one side): Shoulders - approx...

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Dior Silver Coated Canvas Medium Panarea Shopper Tote
Dior Silver Coated Canvas Medium Panarea Shopper Tote

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By Christian Dior

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

This shopper tote from Dior is a timeless piece. The bag comes in a luxurious canvas cannage exterior with silver-tone hardware and Dior letter charms. It features double top handles...

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Dior Silver Cannage Coated Canvas and Leather Medium Panarea Tote
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By Christian Dior

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

Give your wardrobe an instant elegant boost with this stunning Panarea tote from Dior. It has been crafted from the signature Cannage coated canvas and leather and features dual hand...

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Christian Dior Silver Coat For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact vintage or contemporary christian dior silver coat you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. Many people prefer black, but fashion is all about individuality — you can find gray, brown and more options on these pages. Making the right choice when shopping for a christian dior silver coat may mean looking at versions that date from different eras — you can find early iterations from the 20th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century, both of which have proven very popular over the years. Finding an appealing accessory such as this — no matter the origin — is easy, but Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior and Marc Bohan each produced a popular version that is worth a look. 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 Silver Coat?

The price for a christian dior silver coat starts at $637 and tops out at $100,780, and on average, selling for $1,311.

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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