Christian Dior Black Quilted Nylon Vintage Large Lady Dior
By Christian Dior
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Christian Dior Black Quilted Nylon Vintage Large Lady Dior Product Details Xupes Ref: HB5199 Brand
Christian Dior Black Quilted Nylon Vintage Large Lady Dior
By Christian Dior
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Christian Dior Black Quilted Nylon Vintage Large Lady Dior Product Details Xupes Ref: HB5199 Brand
Embellished Silk Lady Dior Mini Handbag, 1998
By Christian Dior
Located in Norwich, GB
cannage motif. The structured silhouette is complemented by a top handle and signature Dior hardware
Christian Dior Black Crocodile 'Doctor' Bag
By Christian Dior
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Dior - (Made in France) Black crocodile 'doctor' bag with a golden metal fastener on a rigid frame
$959Sale Price|20% Off
Lady Dior Vintage Medium Red Lambskin Leather Gold Hardware
By Christian Dior
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
The Lady Dior bag is an epitome of elegance and beauty. Accentuate your look with the timeless
$1,562Sale Price|25% Off
Lady Dior Vintage Mini Black Cloth with Yellow Gold-tone Hardware
By Christian Dior
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Lady Dior Vintage Mini Black Cloth with Yellow Gold-tone Hardware These are professional photos of
1990s Christian Dior by Gianfranco Ferre Leopard Genuine Python Shoulder Bag
By Gianfranco Ferré for Christian Dior, Christian Dior
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Gianfranco Ferre designed this incredibly chic Christian Dior leopard print python skin shoulder
Christian Dior Black Nylon Mini Lady Dior Bag
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dior Vintage Mini Lady Dior Black Nylon Cannage Quilted Bag in very good condition. Black nylon
Christian Dior by John Galliano Knit Top, SS 1999
By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in Marlborough, GB
Christian Dior by John Galliano knit vest top, Spring Summer 1999 Viscose knit with a wet-look
Lady Drio Mini Bag Made of Mauve Silk with White Dots, 1997
By Christian Dior
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Dior - (Made in Italy) Lady Dior mini bag made of mauve silk with white dots, and with enameled
Christian Dior bustier top
By Christian Dior
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
DIOR - (Made in France) Black velvet bustier top embroidered with flowers in red, pink, purple, and
Christian Dior top Winter 1998
By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
DIOR - (Made in France) Long-sleeve silvery lurex thread top decorated with blue and yellow flowers
$913Sale Price|58% Off
CHRISTIAN DIOR Tailleur (Top and skirt)
By Christian Dior
Located in Bressanone, Trentino-Alto Adige
Rare vintage Christian Dior Boutique elasticated tailleur (top and skirt), glitter effect, color
Christian Dior cardigan top Winter 1998
By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
DIOR - Silvery lurex thread cardigan top with short sleeves and decorated with yellow and blue
Christian Dior Sparkling Purple Dress / Tailleur (Top and Skirt)
By Christian Dior
Located in Bressanone, Trentino-Alto Adige
Rare vintage Christian Dior Boutique sparkling elasticated tailleur (top and skirt), glitter effect
$420Sale Price|40% Off
Size: Italy M
Christian Dior Boutique Paris 1990s Stretchy Top Black White Size M
By Christian Dior Haute Couture, Christian Dior
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
This beautiful vintage Christian Dior 1990s stretchy top in black and white stripes is a timeless
$885
Size: Small - Large
Christian Dior by John Galliano Black Silver Rhinestone Beaded Logo Shirt Top
By John Galliano for Christian Dior, Christian Dior
Located in San Diego, CA
Fashionable vintage late 1990s CHRISTIAN DIOR by JOHN GALLIANO black rhinestone short sleeve logo
Christian Dior Tweed Large Lady Dior Bag
By Christian Dior
Located in Sundbyberg, SE
Black & White Christian DiorTweed Large Lady Dior – Silver-tone hardware – Flat Handles – Single
Dior Lady Dior handbag in brown canvas and leather finishes, with shoulder strap
By Christian Dior
Located in Paris, FR
Dior Lady Dior handbag in brown canvas and leather finishes, with shoulder strap. Fair condition
1999 Christian Dior Vanilla Quilted Patent Leather Lady Dior MM
By Christian Dior
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHRISTIAN DIOR Vanilla Quilted Patent Leather Lady Dior MM Reference: HB1757 Serial Number: MA
1999 Christian Dior Vanilla Quilted Patent Leather Lady Dior MM
By Christian Dior
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHRISTIAN DIOR Vanilla Quilted Patent Leather Lady Dior MM Reference: HB1757 Serial Number: MA
Dior 1999 Vintage Ecru Medium Lady Dior Bag
By Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
top handle caused from glue residue. The hardware details and the dior charms have light scratches
1999 Christian Dior Vanilla Quilted Patent Leather Lady Dior MM
By Christian Dior
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
"CHRISTIAN DIOR Vanilla Quilted Patent Leather Lady Dior MM This CHRISTIAN DIOR Lady Dior MM is in
Dior Pink Fabric Top Handle Bag
By Christian Dior
Located in Torre Del Greco, IT
Dior bag made of pink fabric with silver hardware. Equipped with double top leather handle
Christian Dior Mini Dior Brown Velvet Handle Bag
By Christian Dior
Located in Capri, IT
Christian Dior Brown Velvet Handle Bag with gold tone Dior letters on the front and resin handles
Dior Black Quilted Nylon Vintage Large Lady Dior
By Christian Dior
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Dior Black Quilted Nylon Vintage Large Lady Dior Xupes Reference: HB5199 Serial Number: X Age
Christian Dior Vintage Black Spazzolato Leather Lady Dior Bag
By Christian Dior
Located in Geneva, CH
Beautiful vintage piece from the Lady Dior Collection. Crafted in a black spazzolato leather, a
Christian Dior Black Quilted Nylon Vintage Large Lady Dior
By Christian Dior
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Christian Dior Black Quilted Nylon Vintage Large Lady Dior Product Details Xupes Ref: HB5199 Brand
Christian Dior Black Quilted Nylon Vintage Large Lady Dior
By Christian Dior
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Christian Dior Black Quilted Nylon Vintage Large Lady Dior Product Details Xupes Ref: HB5199 Brand
1990s CHRISTIAN DIOR Black Nylon Cannage Mini Lady Dior Handbag
By Christian Dior
Located in Bangkok, TH
The most iconic Christian Dior handbag, the Lady Dior, in honor of Diana, Princess of Wales. It was
1990s Vintage CHRISTIAN DIOR Satin Cannage Mini Lady Dior Handbag
By Christian Dior
Located in Bangkok, TH
The most iconic Christian Dior handbag, the Lady Dior, in honor of Diana, Princess of Wales. It was
Christian Dior 'J'adore Dior' Terry Cloth Handbag
By John Galliano for Christian Dior, Christian Dior
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
from white terry cloth and is embroidered with 'J'adore Dior' in blue lettering. Features dual top
1990s CHRISTIAN DIOR Dark Brown Nylon Cannage Lady Dior Boston Handbag
By Christian Dior
Located in Bangkok, TH
This 1990s CHRISTIAN DIOR Lady Dior boston handbag is decorated with a cannage in dark brown nylon
1995 Christian Dior Black Patent "Lady Dior" Bag
By John Galliano, Christian Dior
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
gold Dior letter charms that spell out DIOR. The top zipper opens to a Dior jacquard fabric interior in
Lady Dior Bag Black Vintage Suede
By Christian Dior
Located in Roosendaal, NL
From the collection of SAVINETI we offer this Lady Dior Bag: - Brand: Dior - Model: Lady Dior Suede
1990s Christian Dior Blue Snakeskin Malice Bag
By Christian Dior
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Add Some Color To Your Outfit With This Dior Bag! Circa 1990s, this adorable bag features blue
Christian Dior Vintage Black Cannage Quilted Fabric Tote Bag
By Christian Dior
Located in Rome, Rome
This vintage Christian Dior tote exudes timeless elegance and sophistication. Crafted in durable
Mini Lady Dior Silver Satin Embellished 1998
By Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
Crafted in 1998 in elegant grey satin and adorned with sparkling strass, the Lady Dior bag
Lady Dior Black Quilted Lambskin Bag Medium
By Christian Dior
Located in Roosendaal, NL
From the collection of Savineti we offer this Lady Dior Bag: - Brand: Dior - Model: Lady Dior 9.5
1990s Dior Mini Metallic Leather Silver Saddle Bag
By Christian Dior
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Show Off Your Inner 90s Girl! Circa 1990s, this Dior mini saddle bag is made of leather with a
Lady Dior Mini Mustard Yellow Silk Cannage Handbag
By Christian Dior
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Lady Dior Mini Mustard Yellow Silk Cannage Handbag These are professional photos of the actual bag
Christian Dior borsa monogram blu anni ’90 Sex and the City
By Christian Dior
Located in Basaluzzo, IT
Christian Dior borsa a mano vintage monogram blu e beige con manico tondo, anni ’90 – modello
Christian Dior top
By Gianfranco Ferré for Christian Dior, Christian Dior
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
DIOR - Stretch muslin top with puffy sleeves, printed with a black and white gingham pattern. No
Christian Dior silk top
By Christian Dior
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
DIOR - (Made in France) Blended silk sleeveless top decorated with an ascot collar. Size 40FR
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Dior silk top
By Gianfranco Ferré for Christian Dior, Christian Dior
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
DIOR - (Made in France) Beige silk top. Size 42FR. Condition: Very good condition Dimensions
Dior green bustier top
By Christian Dior
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
DIOR - (Made in France) Green silk bustier top with black dots and ornamented with a bow
Christian Dior Lady Dior Black Patent Top Handle Bag
By Christian Dior
Located in Torre Del Greco, IT
Large size Lady Dior bag made of black patent leather. This bag was made in the nineties but is
1990s Christian Dior Top Handle Houndstooth Box Clutch Bag
By Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
One of a kind Christian Dior Black and White Houndstooth patterned leather handbag with beautiful
Vintage Christian Dior black sequin Halter top and skirt set
By Christian Dior
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Chic vintage Christian Dior designed by Gianfranco Ferre halter sequin top and pleated skirt set
Dior Set Composed of Black Silk and Velvet Bustier Top
By Christian Dior
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Dior - (Made in France) Set composed of a black silk and velvet bustier top embroidered with
Vintage CHRISTIAN DIOR Green Python Leather Top Handles Mini Handbag
By Christian Dior
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gorgeous Green python leather sack purse by CHRISTIAN DIOR. An amazing and unique piece featuring a
Christian Dior Red Silk Brocade Chinese Inspired Jacket Top
By Christian Dior, John Galliano
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Rare Dramatic Christian Dior red chinese inspired silk brocade jacket designed by John Galliano
Christian Dior John Galliano Runway Dress, Top & Belt Fall/Winter 1998 Sz Small
By John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
Christian Dior John Galliano Runway Knit Gray Dress, Top & Belt Fall / Winter 1998 Size Small
1990's John Galliano Dior Victorian Angel Print Silk Chiffon & Lace Boho Top Top
Located in New York, NY
1990's John Galliano Dior Victorian Angel Print Silk Chiffon & Lace Boho Top Top
F/W 1999 Christian Dior by John Galliano Pony Hair Cheetah Print Lady Bag
By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a stunning cheetah print pony hair Christian Dior lady bag, designed by John Galliano
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Size: One Size - See Dimensions
1997 Christian Dior Black Lambskin Leather Lady Dior Cannage Handbag
By Christian Dior
Located in Sheffield, GB
Charm details and full zip top closure. The bag is fully lined in a jewel red Dior jacquard. One Size
Dior Vintage Mini Lady Dior Tan Brown Wool Cannage Quilted Bag
By Christian Dior
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dior Vintage Mini Lady Dior Tan Wool Cannage Quilted Bag in excellent condition. Tan wool cannage
Sold
H 10.25 in W 3.5 in L 12 in
1990s Vintage CHRISTIAN DIOR Nylon Cannage Lady Dior Handbag Dark Brown Medium
By Christian Dior
Located in Bangkok, TH
This vintage Lady Dior by Christian Dior is crafted of nylon cannage and smooth leather in dark
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H 8 in W 4.25 in L 9 in
Vintage CHRISTIAN DIOR Leopard Small Lady Dior 2-Way Handbag Rattan Handles
By Christian Dior
Located in Bangkok, TH
This vintage Lady Dior is crafted of black and yellow leopard printed nylon in Dior signature
Christian Dior Red Crocodile Bag, 1993
By Christian Dior
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Dior - Red crocodile bag with golden metal pivoting fastener and a removable crossbody strap. 1993
Christian Dior white Gambler Cubes Bag
By Christian Dior
Located in Capri, IT
Christian Dior Gambler White and silver Monogram bag embellished with silver tone cubes missing
Christian Dior D bag in Navy leather.
By Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
A chic Dior D bag in navy blue leather. This bag is in excellent condition, and has all the
1990's Christian Dior Brown Logo Speedy Bag
By Christian Dior
Located in Toronto, Ontario
-tone Dior logo hardware, two interior pockets and top zip closure. In excellent unused condition
Christian Dior Brown Leather flowers frame satchel / handbag
By Christian Dior
Located in Capri, IT
Burnt red leather Christian Dior handle bag with silver-tone hardware, multicolor floral embroidery
Christian Dior Black Quilted Velvet Cannage Handbag circa 1990s
By Christian Dior
Located in University City, MO
Christian Dior black quilted velvet cannage handbag c 1990s The elegant Dior handbag is covered in
Vintage CHRISTIAN DIOR Coated Trotter Canvas Mini Boston Bag Grey Khaki
By Christian Dior
Located in Bangkok, TH
This vintage Christian Dior mini boston bag is crafted of coated trotter canvas in grey/khaki. Top
Christian Dior Limited Edition 1990s Beaded Mini Saddle Bag
By John Galliano for Christian Dior, Christian Dior
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Everyone needs a mini handbag in their collection! Circa 1990s, this John Galliano for Dior limited
1990's Christian Dior by John Galliano Blue Logo 'Saddle' Bag
By John Galliano
Located in Toronto, Ontario
By John Galliano, 1990's iconic Christian Dior blue logo canvas saddle bag with matching blue
Christian Dior 1999 Galliano Top FR36 Cheongsam Lace Navy Cardigan UK8 US6
By John Galliano, Christian Dior
Located in PARIS, FR
Christian Dior top or jacket from the SS1999 collection by John Galliano in navy blue (almost black
Christian Dior Blue Feather Cropped Top
By Christian Dior
Located in Sheung Wan, HK
- Vintage 90s Christian Dior blue feather scoop neck cropped top. - Made in France. - 92
Christian Dior 1990's Vintage Sheer Logo Monogram Black Bodysuit Top
By Christian Dior
Located in Naples, FL
Christian Dior 1990's Vintage Sheer Logo Monogram Black Bodysuit Top Size 38C Excellent Condition
Christian Dior 1990's Vintage Sheer Logo Monogram Black Bodysuit Top
By Christian Dior
Located in Naples, FL
Christian Dior 1990's Vintage Sheer Logo Monogram Black Bodysuit Top Size 38B Excellent Condition
Christian Dior Vintage 1997 Numbered Black Silver Embellished Bustier Crop Top
By Christian Dior
Located in Jersey City, NJ
This stunning vintage bustier from Christian Dior’s S/S 1997 collection features an elegant black
Christian Dior Vintage Size 10 Red + Gold Regal Print Silk Sleeveless Vest Top
By Christian Dior
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage women’s CHRISTIAN DIOR 1990s silk Size 10 vest! Bright colors of red, gold and
$138,000
Diamond Necklace Tiara
By Diamond Scene New York
Located in New York, NY
A MASTERPIECE! 46.75 carats of white pear, marquise and round brilliant cut diamonds set in 18k white gold. The piece can be worn as a necklace and easily converted into a tiara...
Diamond, 18k Gold
Kaki leather mini Timeless bag CHANEL
By Chanel
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Kaki leather mini Timeless bag . SIZE 20cm X 12cm X 6cm Chain lenght = 125cm One flat pocket on the back of the bag. 2 inside pocket ( one with zip closure) Kaki leather lining. Aut...
Chanel Vintage Classic Flap Mini Square Green Lambskin 24k Gold HW, 1989-1991
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Vintage Classic Flap Mini Square Green Lambskin 24k Gold HW, 1989-1991 These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags. CONDITION: GOOD This preloved/ preow...
Chanel Black Quilted Caviar Mini Top Handle Rectangular Flap Handbag
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Listing Title: Chanel Black Quilted Caviar Mini Top Handle Rectangular Flap Bag SKU: Z149978 Condition: Pre-owned Condition Description: A timeless classic that never goes out of st...
John Galliano Lace Cardigan and 2 Camisoles Set
By John Galliano
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous cardigan and camisole set in black knit lace plus an additional matching red camisole all from John Galliano. The set consists of 2 flower pattern lace knit camisoles one ...
Christian Dior Low Back Silk Dress
By Christian Dior
Located in Water Mill, NY
A gorgeous off white silk dress from Christian Dior 2012 collection. It has a full skirt, waistband and 2 straps crossing the back attaching to the dress with hidden buttons. The dr...
$475Sale Price|20% Off
Size: Small
Rene Ruiz Couture Black and Nude Strapless Silk Net Overlay Bustier Corset Top
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous and sexy new RENE RUIZ black and nude strapless silk ruched bustier / corset! Features a nude silk backdrop, with a black net ruched overlay. Hidden zipper up the side with ...
Ferragamo Black Creme Leather Bucket Bag, 1990s
By Salvatore Ferragamo
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Some credit Salvatore Ferragamo as the pioneer who put Italian accessories on the map. While Ferragamo himself solely focused on shoemaking, it would not be until his wife and daught...
$175Sale Price|30% Off
Size: French 36 (Best Fits US 2-4)
Thierry Mugler Silk Animal Leopard Print Top, C.1990
By Thierry Mugler
Located in Atlanta, GA
Purrrr-fection! This Thierry Mugler C.1990 silk top is loaded with feline details beyond the animal print. It snaps at the back with an hourglass silhouette which nips at the waist...
$295Sale Price|25% Off
Size: Small - Medium
1950s 50s Ivory Woven ' Rosettes ' 3/4 Sleeve Vintage Cardigan Sweater
Located in San Diego, CA
Amazing 1950s ivory rayon cardigan! Intricate 'rosettes' embroidered throughout. Hook-and-eye closure at top neck. Extremely versatile. Great with jeans, yet perfect over a dress or ...
$199Sale Price|20% Off
Size: 2
1990s Diane Von Furstenberg ' Leaf ' Print Safari Strapless Cotton Blouse
By Diane von Furstenberg
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful 90s Diane Von Furstenberg green and white cotton strapless top! 3-D leaf print, with a trapeze/free flowing waist. Buttons at top back. Can easily be dressed day to night. ...
Louis Vuitton Paris Italian Knit Brown Cardigan c 21st c
By Louis Vuitton
Located in University City, MO
Louis Vuitton Paris Italian knit brown cardigan sweater Size M The chic Italian knit cardigan is designed with a muted light brown shade; accented with subtle gold metallic knit band...
Oscar de la Renta Resort 2009 Runway One Shoulder Silk Toga Dress $3, 200 BNWT
By Oscar De La Renta
Located in San Diego, CA
Amazing brand new with tags Oscar de la Renta silk one shoulder dress! Detailed for $3,200! Featured in the Resort 2009 Oscar Runway Collection (see pictures). One shoulder can be wo...
$890
Size: please refer to measurements
VERA WANG 90's/00 Tan Evening Gown w. Bustle Maxi Dress Bridal Wedding
By Vera Wang
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Vera Wang 1990's-2000's Vintage Tan / Beige color, neutral tone Train that bustles at the back Size tag missing will measure later, appears to be a 2/4 Great vintage condition, no ri...
Dolce & Gabbana Lace up Silk Dress
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in Water Mill, NY
A beautiful stretch silk leopard print dress from Dolce & Gabbana. The bodice has adjustable straps, functional and adjustable side lacing through to the hips plus rows of top stitch...
1970s Halston Couture Black Silk Chiffon Beaded Long Sleeve Vintage 70s Dress
By Halston
Located in San Diego, CA
Exceptional vintage 70s HALSTON Couture black silk chiffon beaded dress and sash belt or head scarf! Features a separate black silk chiffon slip with three layers of chiffon and nude...
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.
For fashion lovers, the 1990s have become associated with styles adopted by today’s supermodels and influencers, who never wear the same thing twice. And because fast fashion didn’t yet exist, the design associated with 1990s fashion — vintage '90s handbags, clothing and accessories — has a quality appreciated by the millennial generation: authenticity.
If there was one concept unifying fashion in the 1990s, it was the lean silhouette. “Fashion is a game of proportion,” Alexander Fury wrote in the New York Times in 2016. “Narrow-shouldered and narrow-hipped, the ’90s were skinny.”
If it takes a practiced eye to identify that single concept, that’s because in truth, ’90s fashion was many things to many people. After the 1980s era of strong-shouldered working women, glossy aerobicized bodies and Madonna, fashion branched out.
The industry gained momentum from big-money relaunches of the great Paris houses Dior, Givenchy and Balenciaga, rescued at long last from the constraints of licensing. Japan and Belgium gave fashion new avant-garde ideas to play with. From America came denim, minimalism, '90s grunge fashion and hip-hop. From Italy came sex appeal. And Prada.
For the colorful corsets of her 1990 Portrait collection, audacious British designer Dame Vivienne Westwood drew on 18th-century oil paintings — her models donned the pearl choker necklaces that have become a social media star and a favorite of influencers and fashion lovers all over the world. For a jacket-and-shorts suit from her Fall/Winter 1996–97 Storm in a Teacup line, the designer used the extreme asymmetry of a tartan mash-up to confront, according to Westwood, “the horror of uniformity and minimalism.”
“The ethos of the time was, you could have style, you could be into all kinds of cool stuff. It wasn’t about money, it wasn’t about status,” says Katy Rodriguez, cofounder of Resurrection. In contrast, “our last 10 years have seen the domination of nonstop luxury, money and status.”
Vintage 1990s Chanel bags, for example, are among the most prized of the brand’s offerings — at Newfound Luxury, proprietor L. Kiyana Macon has "clients who only buy ’90s Chanel because they recognize that it is the best quality.”
Things were different in the ’90s, and the difference is reflected in the clothes. Pull up any recent “How to Do the 1990s” fashion article (or look at photos of current supermodels Gigi, Kendall and Bella), and you’ll see iconic '90s outfits — knee socks, cardigans, fanny packs, fishnet stockings, slip dresses, flannel shirts and combat boots.
Rodriguez has recently noticed something similar happening. Before COVID, customers searched 1990s stock “for very sexy Galliano, Dior, Cavalli — that kind of thing,” she explains, noting that just a few months ago, “people were posting [on social media] the poshest things they could.” Now, in the age of shutdown, “that would just look out of touch.”
Instead, people are looking for “things that are cool but also easy and comfortable, not necessarily super-luxe,” Rodriguez continues. They’re “heading back to the more avant-garde, anti-fashion designers, like Helmut Lang, [Martin] Margiela and [Ann] Demeulemeester.”
Late designer Franco Moschino shocked and titillated the ’80s fashion elite with his whimsical, irreverent parodies of bourgeois finery. Whether emblazoning a sober blazer with smiley faces or embellishing a skirt suit with cutlery, Moschino rendered high style with a hearty wink. He famously said, “If you can’t be elegant, at least be extravagant” — words that, with all due respect to Susan Sontag, epitomize the essence of camp.
Vintage Moschino pants, jackets and other '90s Moschino garments remain so bold and fresh today that even the house's former creative director, Jeremy Scott, drew on the brand's past and the pop culture of the decade for his debut collection in 2014.
Find vintage 90s dresses, skirts, sweaters and other clothing and accessories on 1stDibs — shop Thierry Mugler, Miuccia Prada, Jean Paul Gaultier and more today.
Andy Warhol and the fashion house’s first collections were among the creative director’s inspirations.
There's a renewed appreciation for the era's aesthetic, perhaps most notably among millennials seeking authentic, easy style.
When the name of a bag is as well-known as its brand, you know it's a classic.
Ballrooms, Bar Suits and British royals — in a sweeping exhibition, the London museum looks back on 70 years of the French fashion house, as well as its illustrious founder and his fondness for the United Kingdom.
Makeup and astrology expert Linda Mason dispenses fashion advice for every zodiac sign. Does your wardrobe match your horoscope?
Test your understanding of the man behind the legendary French fashion house with our 13-question quiz.