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Dior Saddle 2006

Dior John Galliano 10th Anniversary Japan Limited Edition Saddle Bag 2006 Rare C
Dior John Galliano 10th Anniversary Japan Limited Edition Saddle Bag 2006 Rare C

Dior John Galliano 10th Anniversary Japan Limited Edition Saddle Bag 2006 Rare C

By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior

Located in San Francisco, CA

Rare Christian Dior John Galliano 10th Anniversary Japan Limited Edition Saddle Bag from 2006.

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2006 Christian Dior Black Monogram Canvas Saddle Bag
2006 Christian Dior Black Monogram Canvas Saddle Bag

2006 Christian Dior Black Monogram Canvas Saddle Bag

By Christian Dior

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

CHRISTIAN DIOR Black Monogram Canvas Saddle Bag Reference: HB2104 Serial Number: 06 RU 0076 Age (Circa): 2006 Accompanied By: Christian Dior Dust Bag Authenticity Details: Date Sta...

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S/S 2006 Dior Double Gaucho Teal Blue Leather Saddle bag
S/S 2006 Dior Double Gaucho Teal Blue Leather Saddle bag

S/S 2006 Dior Double Gaucho Teal Blue Leather Saddle bag

By Christian Dior

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Christian Dior Spring / Summer 2006 "Gaucho" teal blue and tan leather double saddle bag.

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2006 Christian Dior Brown Aged Calfskin Leather Gaucho Double Saddle Bag
2006 Christian Dior Brown Aged Calfskin Leather Gaucho Double Saddle Bag

2006 Christian Dior Brown Aged Calfskin Leather Gaucho Double Saddle Bag

By Christian Dior

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

CHRISTIAN DIOR Brown Aged Calfskin Leather Gaucho Double Saddle Bag Xupes Reference: CB408 Serial Number: 06-MA-0096 Age (Circa): 2006 Accompanied By: Dior Dust Bag, Care Booklet Au...

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Dior Saddle Vintage Black Oblique
Dior Saddle Vintage Black Oblique

Dior Saddle Vintage Black Oblique

By Christian Dior

Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR

Parts of the surface appears a little yellow due to the age of this bag. Brand: Dior;Model: Saddle;Year of Manufacture: 2006;Exterior Material: Canvas and Leather;Exterior Color: B...

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2010s Italian Structured Shoulder Bags

Dior Saddle Vintage Red Oblique Shoulder Bag Silver Hardware
Dior Saddle Vintage Red Oblique Shoulder Bag Silver Hardware

Dior Saddle Vintage Red Oblique Shoulder Bag Silver Hardware

By Christian Dior

Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR

DETAILS: Brand: Christian Dior Model: Saddle Year of Manufacture: 2006 Exterior Material: Canvas and Leather Exterior Color: Black Strap Material: Leather Strap Color: Black Hardwar...

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2010s Top Handle Bags

Dior Saddle Vintage Black Oblique Shoulder Bag Silver Hardware
Dior Saddle Vintage Black Oblique Shoulder Bag Silver Hardware

Dior Saddle Vintage Black Oblique Shoulder Bag Silver Hardware

By Christian Dior

Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR

DETAILS: Brand: Christian Dior Model: Saddle Year of Manufacture: 2006 Exterior Material: Canvas and Leather Exterior Color: Black Strap Material: Leather Strap Color: Black Hardwar...

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2010s Top Handle Bags

CHRISTIAN DIOR S/S 2006 "Gaucho" Black & Tan Leather Shoulder Saddle Bag
CHRISTIAN DIOR S/S 2006 "Gaucho" Black & Tan Leather Shoulder Saddle Bag

CHRISTIAN DIOR S/S 2006 "Gaucho" Black & Tan Leather Shoulder Saddle Bag

By Christian Dior, John Galliano

Located in Thiensville, WI

DESCRIPTION: CHRISTIAN DIOR S/S 2006 "Gaucho" Black & Tan Leather Shoulder Saddle Bag Estimated Retail: $1,395 Brand / Manufacturer: Christian Dior Collection: Spring / Summer 2006...

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Early 2000s Italian Shoulder Bags

Dior Green Denim Calfskin Saddle Bag (2006)
Dior Green Denim Calfskin Saddle Bag (2006)

Dior Green Denim Calfskin Saddle Bag (2006)

By Christian Dior

Located in Montreal, Quebec

The bag is from 2006 and is made of supple washed green denim with aged calfskin trim and details. The bag features a fold over flap with a saddle shape, contrast stitching, antiqued...

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Dior Vintage Oblique Trotter Saddle Bag 2006
Dior Vintage Oblique Trotter Saddle Bag 2006

Dior Vintage Oblique Trotter Saddle Bag 2006

By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior

Located in Montreal, Quebec

This iconic Dior saddle is made with navy canvas with Dior’s monogram print.

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Shoulder Bags

Christian Dior Black Whipstitched Gaucho Double Saddle Bag 2006
Christian Dior Black Whipstitched Gaucho Double Saddle Bag 2006

Christian Dior Black Whipstitched Gaucho Double Saddle Bag 2006

By Christian Dior

Located in US

Christian Dior black calfskin leather double saddle whipstitched rare style gaucho bag from 2006.

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Christian Dior Gaucho Brown Leather Saddle Crossbody Bag, SS 2006
Christian Dior Gaucho Brown Leather Saddle Crossbody Bag, SS 2006

Christian Dior Gaucho Brown Leather Saddle Crossbody Bag, SS 2006

By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior

Located in Los Angeles, CA

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Dior Saddle 2006 For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact vintage or contemporary dior saddle 2006 you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. Many people prefer black, but fashion is all about individuality — you can find brown and more options on these pages. An accessory like this designed by Christian Dior — each of whom created a beautiful version of this treasured item — is worth considering.

How Much is a Dior Saddle 2006?

Prices for a dior saddle 2006 can differ depending upon size, designer and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $371 and can go as high as $16,462, while, on average they fetch $3,415.

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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.

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