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Dior 2056

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 75 Butterfly Silver & Green Sunglasses
New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 75 Butterfly Silver & Green Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 75 Butterfly Silver & Green Sunglasses

By Christian Dior

Located in Baleares, Baleares

Highly coveted Christian Dior butterly in silver and green combination. Spotless full mirror lenses. A collector’s piece! New, never worn or displayed. This item may show minor s...

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1980s Austrian Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 90 Butterfly Metallic Black Sunglasses
New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 90 Butterfly Metallic Black Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 90 Butterfly Metallic Black Sunglasses

By Christian Dior

Located in Baleares, Baleares

Highly coveted Christian Dior butterly in metallic black. A collector’s piece! New, never worn or displayed. This item show minor sign of wear on the lenses due to storage. Made ...

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1980s Austrian Sunglasses

Christian Dior 1980s Butterfly 2056 Orange Gradient Tinted Lens Sunglasses
Christian Dior 1980s Butterfly 2056 Orange Gradient Tinted Lens Sunglasses

Christian Dior 1980s Butterfly 2056 Orange Gradient Tinted Lens Sunglasses

By Christian Dior

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

Step into a world of vintage glamour with the Christian Dior 1980s Butterfly 2056 Orange Gradient Tinted Lens Sunglasses.

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Late 20th Century Austrian Sunglasses

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Christian Dior Butterfly Sunglasses Model 2056, 1980s
Christian Dior Butterfly Sunglasses Model 2056, 1980s

Christian Dior Butterfly Sunglasses Model 2056, 1980s

By Christian Dior, Gianfranco Ferré

Located in Houston, TX

Iconic 1980s Dior butterfly sunglasses! These glamorous, feminine sunglasses showcase Dior's famous butterfly design. The chocolate brown and gold-tone frames gently wrap around the...

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1980s French Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 41 Butterfly Translucent Brown Sunglasses
New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 41 Butterfly Translucent Brown Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 41 Butterfly Translucent Brown Sunglasses

By Christian Dior

Located in Baleares, Baleares

Highly coveted Christian Dior butterly shape in gold & translucent brown. Brown gradient lenses. A collector’s piece! Come with its original Christian Dior lunettes sleeve. New...

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1980s Austrian Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 46 Butterfly Translucent Green Sunglasses
New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 46 Butterfly Translucent Green Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 46 Butterfly Translucent Green Sunglasses

By Christian Dior

Located in Baleares, Baleares

Highly coveted Christian Dior butterly shape in gold & translucent green. Brown gradient lenses. A collector’s piece! Come with its original Christian Dior lunettes sleeve. New...

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1980s Austrian Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 70 Butterfly White & Beige Sunglasses
New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 70 Butterfly White & Beige Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 70 Butterfly White & Beige Sunglasses

By Christian Dior

Located in Baleares, Baleares

Highly coveted Christian Dior butterly shape in white and beige. Spotless light brown lenses. A collector’s piece! Come with its original Christian Dior lunettes sleeve. This pa...

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1980s Austrian Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 48 Butterfly Translucent Metallic Sunglasses
New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 48 Butterfly Translucent Metallic Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 48 Butterfly Translucent Metallic Sunglasses

By Christian Dior

Located in Baleares, Baleares

Highly coveted Christian Dior butterly shape in gold & rose metallic combination frame. Light lenses. Come with its original Christian Dior lunettes sleeve. New, never worn or d...

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1980s Austrian Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 43 Butterfly Gold & Red Sunglasses
New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 43 Butterfly Gold & Red Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 43 Butterfly Gold & Red Sunglasses

By Christian Dior

Located in Baleares, Baleares

Highly coveted Christian Dior butterly shape in gold & red. Spotless light rose gradient lenses. A collector’s piece! Come with its original Christian Dior lunettes sleeve. Th...

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1980s Austrian Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 70 Butterfly Polar White Sunglasses
New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 70 Butterfly Polar White Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 70 Butterfly Polar White Sunglasses

By Christian Dior

Located in Baleares, Baleares

Highly coveted Christian Dior butterly in polar white. Spotless gradient lenses. A collector’s piece! New, never worn or displayed. This item may show minor sign of wear due to s...

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1980s Austrian Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 70 Butterfly Polar White Sunglasses
New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 70 Butterfly Polar White Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 70 Butterfly Polar White Sunglasses

By Christian Dior

Located in Baleares, Baleares

Highly coveted Christian Dior butterly in polar white. Spotless gradient lenses. A collector’s piece! New, never worn or displayed. This item may show minor sign of wear due to s...

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1980s Austrian Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 75 Butterfly Silver & Green Sunglasses
New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 75 Butterfly Silver & Green Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 75 Butterfly Silver & Green Sunglasses

By Christian Dior

Located in Baleares, Baleares

Highly coveted Christian Dior butterly in silver and green combination. Spotless full mirror lenses. A collector’s piece! New, never worn or displayed. This item may show minor s...

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1980s Austrian Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 90 Butterfly Metallic Black Sunglasses
New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 90 Butterfly Metallic Black Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 90 Butterfly Metallic Black Sunglasses

By Christian Dior

Located in Baleares, Baleares

Highly coveted Christian Dior butterly in metallic black. Spotless green gradient lenses. A collector’s piece! New, never worn or displayed. This item may show minor sign of wear...

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1980s Austrian Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 75 Butterfly Silver & Green Sunglasses
New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 75 Butterfly Silver & Green Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 75 Butterfly Silver & Green Sunglasses

By Christian Dior

Located in Baleares, Baleares

Highly coveted Christian Dior butterly shape in sleek silver & green combination. Spotless blue gradient lenses. A collector’s piece! New, never worn or displayed. This item may s...

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1980s Austrian Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 30 Vibrant Red Rose Gradient Lenses Sunglasses
New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 30 Vibrant Red Rose Gradient Lenses Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 30 Vibrant Red Rose Gradient Lenses Sunglasses

By Christian Dior

Located in Baleares, Baleares

Highly coveted Christian Dior butterly shape in sleek vibrant red. Spotless rose gradient lenses. A collector’s piece! Come with its original Christian Dior lunettes sleeve. New, n...

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1980s Austrian Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 42 Butterfly Style 1980's Sunglasses Austria
New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 42 Butterfly Style 1980's Sunglasses Austria

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 42 Butterfly Style 1980's Sunglasses Austria

By Christian Dior

Located in Baleares, Baleares

Highly Coveted Christian Dior A Collector’s Piece! New, Never Worn Or Displayed. This Item May Show Minor Sign Of Wear Due To Storage Made In Austria Front ...

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1980s Austrian Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 40 Butterfly Mustard Sunglasses Made in Germany
New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 40 Butterfly Mustard Sunglasses Made in Germany

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 40 Butterfly Mustard Sunglasses Made in Germany

By Christian Dior

Located in Baleares, Baleares

Highly Coveted Christian Dior Butterly Mustard Frame Holding Holding A Pair Of Spotless Medium Brown Lenses A Collector’s Piece! New, Never Worn Or Displayed. This Item May Show Mi...

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1980s German Sunglasses

Christian Dior Vintage Gold Metal Brown Oversize Sunglasses 2056
Christian Dior Vintage Gold Metal Brown Oversize Sunglasses 2056

Christian Dior Vintage Gold Metal Brown Oversize Sunglasses 2056

By Christian Dior

Located in Rome, Rome

Vintage Christian Dior sunglasses, Mod. 2056. Gold metal, brown and orange frame. 100% Total UVA/UVB protection in gradient brown color.

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1980s Austrian Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 44 Butterfly Brown Sunglasses
New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 44 Butterfly Brown Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 44 Butterfly Brown Sunglasses

By Christian Dior

Located in Baleares, Baleares

Highly coveted Christian Dior butterly shape in gold & brown. Brown gradient lenses. A collector’s piece! Come with its original Christian Dior lunettes sleeve. New, never worn...

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1980s Austrian Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 40 Butterfly Gold & Yellow Sunglasses
New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 40 Butterfly Gold & Yellow Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 40 Butterfly Gold & Yellow Sunglasses

By Christian Dior

Located in Baleares, Baleares

Highly coveted Christian Dior butterly shape in gold & yellow. Brown gradient lenses. A collector’s piece! Come with its original Christian Dior lunettes sleeve. New, never w...

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1980s Austrian Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 45 Butterfly Gold & Red Sunglasses
New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 45 Butterfly Gold & Red Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 45 Butterfly Gold & Red Sunglasses

By Christian Dior

Located in Baleares, Baleares

Highly coveted Christian Dior butterly shape in gold & red. Brown gradient lenses. A collector’s piece! Come with its original Christian Dior lunettes sleeve. New, never worn o...

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1980s Austrian Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 43 Butterfly Gold & Red Sunglasses
New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 43 Butterfly Gold & Red Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 43 Butterfly Gold & Red Sunglasses

By Christian Dior

Located in Baleares, Baleares

Highly coveted Christian Dior butterly shape in gold & red. Spotless light rose gradient lenses. A collector’s piece! Come with its original Christian Dior lunettes sleeve. N...

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1980s Austrian Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 Butterfly Silver Metal Mirror Lenses Sunglasses
New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 Butterfly Silver Metal Mirror Lenses Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 Butterfly Silver Metal Mirror Lenses Sunglasses

By Christian Dior

Located in Baleares, Baleares

Highly coveted Christian Dior butterly shape in sleek silver. Spotless silver mirror lenses. A collector’s piece! Come with its original Christian Dior lunettes sleeve. New, ne...

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1980s Austrian Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 70 Butterfly Gold White & Beige Sunglasses
New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 70 Butterfly Gold White & Beige Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 70 Butterfly Gold White & Beige Sunglasses

By Christian Dior

Located in Baleares, Baleares

Highly coveted Christian Dior butterly shape in gold, white and beige. Spotless light brown lenses. A collector’s piece! Come with its original Christian Dior lunettes sleeve. ...

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1980s Austrian Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 75 Butterfly Silver Metal Pink Lenses Sunglasses
New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 75 Butterfly Silver Metal Pink Lenses Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 75 Butterfly Silver Metal Pink Lenses Sunglasses

By Christian Dior

Located in Baleares, Baleares

Highly coveted Christian Dior butterly shape in sleek silver. Spotless candy pink lenses. A collector’s piece! Come with its original Christian Dior lunettes sleeve. New, never wo...

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1980s Austrian Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 30 Vibrant Red Rose Gradient Lenses Sunglasses
New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 30 Vibrant Red Rose Gradient Lenses Sunglasses

New Vintage Christian Dior 2056 30 Vibrant Red Rose Gradient Lenses Sunglasses

By Christian Dior

Located in Baleares, Baleares

Highly coveted Christian Dior butterly shape in sleek vibrant red. Spotless rose gradient lenses. A collector’s piece! Come with its original Christian Dior lunettes sleeve. New,...

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1980s Austrian Sunglasses

New Vintage Dior 2056 Butterfly Gold & Brown Sunglasses 1980'S Made In Austria
New Vintage Dior 2056 Butterfly Gold & Brown Sunglasses 1980'S Made In Austria

New Vintage Dior 2056 Butterfly Gold & Brown Sunglasses 1980'S Made In Austria

By Christian Dior

Located in Baleares, Baleares

New Vintage Dior Butterfly Gold And Brown Frame Holding A Pair Of Brown Gradient Lenses. New Never Worn Or Displayed. This Item Could Show Minor Sign Of Wear Due To Nearly 30 ...

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1980s Austrian Sunglasses

1980s Christian Dior Signature Apple Green Butterfly Sunglasses Model 2056
1980s Christian Dior Signature Apple Green Butterfly Sunglasses Model 2056

1980s Christian Dior Signature Apple Green Butterfly Sunglasses Model 2056

By Christian Dior, Marc Bohan

Located in Houston, TX

Iconic 1980s Dior butterfly sunglasses! These glamorous, feminine sunglasses showcase Dior's famous butterfly design. The apple green and gold-tone frames gently wrap around the over...

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1980s Austrian Sunglasses

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Christian Dior

Christian Dior

By Christian Dior

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This is a authentic pair of CHRISTIAN DIOR Vintage Butterfly Sunglasses 2056. These sunnies recall the golden age of 70's fashion, the Cote d'Azure, and the fashions of Dior at its m...

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1970s Austrian Sunglasses

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Dior 2056 For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate vintage or contemporary dior 2056 for your needs in our varied inventory. Our collection includes a variety of colors, spanning Gray, Beige, Purple and more. You’re likely to find the perfect dior 2056 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 20th Century.

How Much is a Dior 2056?

On average, a dior 2056 on 1stDibs sells for $599, while they’re typically $500 on the low end and $599 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.

Finding the Right Sunglasses for You

A pair of vintage designer sunglasses can be a game-changing finishing touch to your ensemble.

No matter your age or general fashion sensibility, wearing sunglasses may already be part of your regular outdoor routine owing to their practicality. Most sunglasses protect the eyes from harmful UV (ultraviolet) rays — and not merely on sunny days. Glasses that utilize color-enhancing lenses, which feature specific coatings or filter tints, can limit the amount of light coming through, while polarized lenses substantially reduce glare.

So while their usefulness is well known, let’s face it, a good pair of sunglasses can be stylish too.

People have been making a statement with iconic eyewear for a while — sunglasses garnered popularity with the Hollywood set in the early 1900s, when it wasn’t uncommon for a hip actress to be photographed in a pair of her sharpest shades.

Today, we’re still talking about the sunglasses that Audrey Hepburn — the original trendsetter — donned in the opening scene of 1961’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s. She emerges from the flagship store of the legendary luxury house referenced in the film’s title in a pair of glamorous dark tortoiseshell frames designed by London eyewear firm Oliver Goldsmith Sunglasses. The brand was a keeper for Hepburn — in 1967, she famously wore a pair of Goldsmith’s Yuhu wraparound frames in the poster for Stanley Donen’s film Two for the Road.

Indeed, celebrities have long held sway in the sunglasses realm — perhaps you’ve opted for vintage Ray-Ban sunglasses because you’re enamored with Marilyn Monroe’s celebrated Wayfarers or you’ve taken to classic Aviators because actor Jon Hamm wore them in the nostalgic TV smash hit Mad Men. Good frames are a surefire way to take your style to the next level.

When shopping for the right pair of sunglasses, consider the color and shape of the frames (as well as the shape of your face), how dark or light the lenses are — or tint, if you’re leaning toward a chic gradient lens. Take your time, spring for more than one pair because different moods call for different shades and, while you’re at it, make sure you know how to spot a pair of fake Ray-Ban sunglasses before you make that purchase.

On 1stDibs, our collection of vintage designer sunglasses features classics from Gucci, Cartier, Chanel and other brands as well as a wide range that can be sorted by color — find sleek black sunglasses, brown pairs and a whole lot of other eye-catching options, whether it’s sunny outside or not.