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Dior Suede Dress

Christian Dior Pink Suede & Lace Two-Piece Set, Fall/Winter 2000
Christian Dior Pink Suede & Lace Two-Piece Set, Fall/Winter 2000

Christian Dior Pink Suede & Lace Two-Piece Set, Fall/Winter 2000

By Christian Dior

Located in CAPELLE AAN DEN IJSSEL, ZH

A rare archival ensemble from Christian Dior’s Fall/Winter 2000 collection under John Galliano, this two-piece set embodies the designer’s signature blend of romanticism and edge. Cr...

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Early 2000s Day Dresses

Christian Dior by John Galliano Brown Laser-Cut Suede and Lace Dress, FW 1999
Christian Dior by John Galliano Brown Laser-Cut Suede and Lace Dress, FW 1999

Christian Dior by John Galliano Brown Laser-Cut Suede and Lace Dress, FW 1999

By John Galliano for Christian Dior, Christian Dior

Located in London, GB

Bias-cut evening slip dress by Christian Dior by John Galliano, from the Fall-Winter 1999 collection.

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1990s French Evening Dresses and Gowns

Christian Dior by John Galliano pink suede and lace dress and jacket, fw 2000
Christian Dior by John Galliano pink suede and lace dress and jacket, fw 2000

Christian Dior by John Galliano pink suede and lace dress and jacket, fw 2000

By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior

Located in London, GB

▪ Christian Dior pink suede and lace slip dress and jacket set ▪ Designed by John Galliano ▪ Calais lace inserts, skirt, and trim ▪ Spaghetti straps ▪ Silk lining ▪ Handkerchief he...

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Early 2000s French Evening Dresses and Gowns

Christian Dior by John Galliano Brown and Cream Suede Dress and Jacket, FW 1999
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By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior

Located in London, GB

▪ Brand: Christian Dior ▪ Creative Director: John Galliano ▪ Collection: Fall-Winter 1999 ▪ Fabric: Laser-Cut Suede, Lace, Silk ▪ Details: Cream lace trim ▪ Contents: Leather maxi dr...

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1990s French Evening Dresses and Gowns

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1999 Christian Dior by John Galliano Brown Suede Lace Bias-Cut Slip Gown & Shawl
1999 Christian Dior by John Galliano Brown Suede Lace Bias-Cut Slip Gown & Shawl

1999 Christian Dior by John Galliano Brown Suede Lace Bias-Cut Slip Gown & Shawl

By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

This gown is everything you look for in Galliano era Dior! We loved finding a picture of Gwyneth Paltrow in same dress with Galliano himself.

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1990s French Aesthetic Evening Dresses

DIOR GALLIANO '99 suede dress
DIOR GALLIANO '99 suede dress

DIOR GALLIANO '99 suede dress

By Christian Dior

Located in Leonardo, NJ

DIOR GALLIANO AW99 suede + lace vintage dress. 1999 Vintage Christian Dior John Galliano Era knee length dress.

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Black suede Poncho dress with fringes CHRISTIAN DIOR

Black suede Poncho dress with fringes CHRISTIAN DIOR

By Christian Dior, MARIA GRAZIA CHIURI

Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR

Black suede Poncho dress with fringes. Button and buttonhole closure on the top middle front. Zip and hook&eye closure on the middle back. SIZE 38 (Fr) M

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2010s Unknown Day Dresses

John Galliano for Christian Dior vintage 2004 suede leather dress
John Galliano for Christian Dior vintage 2004 suede leather dress

John Galliano for Christian Dior vintage 2004 suede leather dress

By Christian Dior

Located in Leonardo, NJ

FINAL SALE NO RETURNS/REFUNDS Vintage John Galliano for Christian Dior SS04 super soft and smooth chèvre leather double cowl neck dress. Excellent vintage condition, with a minor fe...

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Christian Dior by John Galliano pink suede and lace slip dress, fw 2000
Christian Dior by John Galliano pink suede and lace slip dress, fw 2000

Christian Dior by John Galliano pink suede and lace slip dress, fw 2000

By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior

Located in London, GB

▪ Christian Dior pink suede and lace slip dress ▪ Designed by John Galliano ▪ Calais lace inserts, skirt, and trim ▪ Spaghetti straps ▪ Silk lining ▪ Handkerchief hemline ▪ FR 40 ...

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1990s French Evening Dresses and Gowns

1990s Christian Dior Tan Suede Dress and Jacket with Lace Trim
1990s Christian Dior Tan Suede Dress and Jacket with Lace Trim

1990s Christian Dior Tan Suede Dress and Jacket with Lace Trim

By Christian Dior

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Stunning 1990's Christian Dior Boutique maxi dress and jacket ensemble. Both pieces feature tan eyelet suede with cream lace trim at the neckline, cuffs and hem.

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1990s French Dress and Coat Ensembles

Christian Dior By John Galliano Asymmetric Suede & Lace Gown, Fall-Winter 1999
Christian Dior By John Galliano Asymmetric Suede & Lace Gown, Fall-Winter 1999

Christian Dior By John Galliano Asymmetric Suede & Lace Gown, Fall-Winter 1999

By Christian Dior, John Galliano

Located in Geneva, CH

Cut from super soft antique rose suede, the dress is embellished with color matching lace.

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1990s French Evening Dresses

1970s Christian Dior Suede red dress
1970s Christian Dior Suede red dress

1970s Christian Dior Suede red dress

By Christian Dior

Located in Lisbon, PT

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F/W 2000 Christian Dior Brown Suede Lace Mermaid Asymmetrical Maxi Dress
F/W 2000 Christian Dior Brown Suede Lace Mermaid Asymmetrical Maxi Dress

F/W 2000 Christian Dior Brown Suede Lace Mermaid Asymmetrical Maxi Dress

By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior

Located in Yukon, OK

DESIGNER: F/W 2000 Christian Dior by John Galliano Please contact us for more images and/or information. CONDITION: Good- minor imperfections- no holes or stains FABRIC: Suede lea...

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Vintage 1999 Christian Dior by Galliano Suede Lace Bias-Cut Slip Gown and Jacket
Vintage 1999 Christian Dior by Galliano Suede Lace Bias-Cut Slip Gown and Jacket

Vintage 1999 Christian Dior by Galliano Suede Lace Bias-Cut Slip Gown and Jacket

By Christian Dior, John Galliano

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Breathtaking Christian Dior laser-cut suede and chantilly lace bias-cut gown with matching jacket that cost well over $30,000 when new.

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Dior Suede Dress For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate vintage or contemporary dior suede dress for your needs in our varied inventory. Our collection includes a variety of colors, spanning brown, black and more. Making the right choice when shopping for a dior suede dress 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 D&G by DOLCE & GABBANA each produced a popular version that is worth a look.

How Much is a Dior Suede Dress?

Prices for a dior suede dress can differ depending upon size, designer and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $230 and can go as high as $22,099, while, on average they fetch $5,300.

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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