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Dior Victim

Limited Edition Christian Dior by John Galliano Victim Saddle Bag
Limited Edition Christian Dior by John Galliano Victim Saddle Bag

Limited Edition Christian Dior by John Galliano Victim Saddle Bag

By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior

Located in Bressanone, Trentino-Alto Adige

Rare Christian Dior by John Galliano Spring 2003 "Victim" Saddle bag.

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Christian Dior Victim Embellished Saddle Bag

Christian Dior Victim Embellished Saddle Bag

By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior

Located in Montreal, Quebec

This Dior saddle bag by John Galliano is made of canvas with “victim” embellished detailing throughout.

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Christian Dior “Victim” Street Chic Columbus Bag – '00s
Christian Dior “Victim” Street Chic Columbus Bag – '00s

Christian Dior “Victim” Street Chic Columbus Bag – '00s

By Christian Dior

Located in Milano, Lombardia

An iconic and highly collectible piece from John Galliano’s Dior era, the “Victim” Street Chic Columbus Bag captures the irreverent energy and creative freedom of the early 2000s.

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RARE Christian Dior by John Galliano Dior Victim Sandals
RARE Christian Dior by John Galliano Dior Victim Sandals

RARE Christian Dior by John Galliano Dior Victim Sandals

By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior

Located in Bressanone, Trentino-Alto Adige

Dior by John Galliano 2000s Dior Fashion Victim mules in leather, with multicolored brooch, size 36 EU.

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Dior by John Galliano Fashion Victim shoes
Dior by John Galliano Fashion Victim shoes

Dior by John Galliano Fashion Victim shoes

By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior

Located in Bressanone, Trentino-Alto Adige

Dior by John Galliano 2000s Dior Fashion Victim mules in leather, with multicolored brooch, size 36 EU.

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2003 Christian Dior Multicolour Canvas Victim Saddle Bag

2003 Christian Dior Multicolour Canvas Victim Saddle Bag

By Christian Dior

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

CHRISTIAN DIOR Multicolour Canvas Victim Saddle Bag Reference: HB2449 Serial Number: 01 RU 0023 Age (Circa): 2003 Accompanied By: Christian Dior Dust Bag Authenticity Details: Date ...

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Dior S/S 2003 “Victim” Graphic Print Corset Bustier Top
Dior S/S 2003 “Victim” Graphic Print Corset Bustier Top

Dior S/S 2003 “Victim” Graphic Print Corset Bustier Top

By Christian Dior

Located in Wembley, GB

Interdite Vintage presents a Dior S/S 2003 “Victim” Graphic Print Corset Bustier Top This vibrant Dior bustier top features a structured bustier silhouette, iconic ‘Victim’ graphic ...

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Christian Dior Vintage 2003 Victim Street Chic Columbus Multicolor Shoulder Bag
Christian Dior Vintage 2003 Victim Street Chic Columbus Multicolor Shoulder Bag

Christian Dior Vintage 2003 Victim Street Chic Columbus Multicolor Shoulder Bag

By Christian Dior

Located in Dubai, AE

The Dior Limited Edition Vintage 0592 Victims Street Chic Multicolor Fabric & Leather Shoulder Bag is a rare collector’s piece from the iconic John Galliano era.

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Dior SS 2003 John Galliano Victim Y2K Vintage Charm Wedge Sandals 36.5
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Dior SS 2003 John Galliano Victim Y2K Vintage Charm Wedge Sandals 36.5

By John Galliano for Christian Dior

Located in Mechanicsville, VA

Dior SS 2003 John Galliano Victim Y2K Vintage Charm Wedge Sandals 36.5 Color Green Multi Size 36.5EU Heel Height 4.5in Canvas and leather upper Leather sole Wedge heel Victim print...

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Christian Dior by John Galliano multicoloured silk jersey skirt and top, ss 2003
Christian Dior by John Galliano multicoloured silk jersey skirt and top, ss 2003

Christian Dior by John Galliano multicoloured silk jersey skirt and top, ss 2003

By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior

Located in London, GB

Christian Dior by John Galliano multicoloured 'victim' print silk jersey skirt and top ensemble.

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Christian Dior edition "Victim" vintage belt
Christian Dior edition "Victim" vintage belt

Christian Dior edition "Victim" vintage belt

By Christian Dior

Located in Amsterdam, NL

"Christian Dior Limited Edition Victim belt, colour: multicolour, material Print: Canvas with red leather strap .

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Dior S/S 2003 “Victim” Graphic Print Corset Bustier Top
Dior S/S 2003 “Victim” Graphic Print Corset Bustier Top

Dior S/S 2003 “Victim” Graphic Print Corset Bustier Top

By Christian Dior

Located in Wembley, GB

Interdite Vintage presents a Dior S/S 2003 “Victim” Graphic Print Corset Bustier Top This vibrant Dior bustier top features a structured bustier silhouette, iconic ‘Victim’ graphic ...

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Limited Edition Christian Dior by John Galliano Victim Saddle Bag
Limited Edition Christian Dior by John Galliano Victim Saddle Bag

Limited Edition Christian Dior by John Galliano Victim Saddle Bag

By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior

Located in Bressanone, Trentino-Alto Adige

Rare Christian Dior by John Galliano Spring 2003 "Victim" Saddle bag.

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2003 Vintage John Galliano for Christian Dior "Victim" Dress set
2003 Vintage John Galliano for Christian Dior "Victim" Dress set

2003 Vintage John Galliano for Christian Dior "Victim" Dress set

By John Galliano for Christian Dior, Christian Dior

Located in Montgomery, TX

2003 Vintage John Galliano for Christian Dior "Victim" Dress set The set includes dress and cardigan FR Size 40 - US 8 Excellent condition

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Dior Spring 2003 Victim Print Corset Top
Dior Spring 2003 Victim Print Corset Top

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By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior

Located in Hertfordshire, GB

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Dior Spring 2003 RTW Victim Print Silk Dress
Dior Spring 2003 RTW Victim Print Silk Dress

Dior Spring 2003 RTW Victim Print Silk Dress

By John Galliano for Christian Dior, Christian Dior

Located in Prague, CZ

As seen on Galliano’s Muse - Alek Wek in 2003 attending one of special Dior events. This fabulous dress with the sought-after Victim print has a unique construction, which allows to...

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Dior Spring 2003 Limited Edition Columbus Street Chic Victim Handbag

Dior Spring 2003 Limited Edition Columbus Street Chic Victim Handbag

By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior

Located in Prague, CZ

Introducing the exquisite Limited Edition Dior Columbus Street Chic Handbag from Spring 2003 Runway. The Dior Columbus Street Chic Handbag boasts a unique design that pays homage to ...

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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.