Lady Dior Mini Black Silk with Crystals Silver Hardware
By Christian Dior
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
This mini handbag, made of high-quality black cloth with iconic micro-cannage stitching, is a stylish and elegant accessory for your wardrobe. It is adorned with contrasting light go...
$2,647Sale Price|20% Off
Lady Dior Mini Black Silk with Crystals Silver Hardware
By Christian Dior
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Lady Dior Mini Black Silk with Crystals Silver Hardware This mini handbag, made of high-quality black cloth with iconic micro-cannage stitching, is a stylish and elegant accessory...
Christian Dior Lady Dior Mini Grey Crystal Embellished Cannage Bag Gold HW
By Christian Dior
Located in Guangzhou, CN
Accessories: Shoulder strap size: Width:17.5cm Designer: Christian Dior Model: Lady Dior Mini Grey Crystal Embellished Cannage Bag Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Gr...
Lady Dior Mini Black Calfskin Leather with Multicolor Crystals Gold Hardware
By Christian Dior
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Lady Dior Mini Black Calfskin Leather with Multicolor Crystals Gold Hardware These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags.
Lady Dior Mini Black Calfskin Leather with Multicolor Crystals Gold Hardware
By Christian Dior
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Lady Dior Mini Black Calfskin Leather with Multicolor Crystals Gold Hardware These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags.
CHRISTIAN DIOR White Cannage Silk Crystal Hardware Mini Lady Dior Bag
By Christian Dior
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fabulous Mini "Lady Dior" by CHRISTIAN DIOR. A mini version of the iconic fashion house's staple in Cannage embroidered pearl white silk satin with top handles, gunmetal tone crystal...
Lady Dior Mini Grey Silk with Crystals Silver Hardware
By Christian Dior
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Lady Dior Mini Grey Silk with Crystals Silver Hardware These are professional photos of the actual bag.
Lady Dior Mini Grey Silk with Crystals Silver Hardware
By Christian Dior
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Lady Dior Mini Grey Silk with Crystals Silver Hardware These are professional photos of the actual bag.
Lady Dior Mini Black Silk with Crystals Silver Hardware
By Christian Dior
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Lady Dior Mini Black Silk with Crystals Silver Hardware These are professional photos of the actual bag offered This mini handbag, made of high-quality black cloth with iconic micr...
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Size: 17 x 15 x 7 cm
Christian Dior Lady Dior Mini Beige Crocodile Champagne Hardware with Crystals
By Christian Dior
Located in Sydney, New South Wales
Brand: Christian Dior Style: Lady Dior Size: 17 x 15 x 7 cm Color: Beige Material: Crocodile Hardware: Champagne with crystal details Year: 2020 Condition: Mint condition: The it...
Lady Dior Mini Black Silk with Crystals Silver Hardware
By Christian Dior
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Lady Dior Mini Black Silk with Crystals Silver Hardware These are professional photos of the actual bag offered This mini handbag, made of high-quality black cloth with iconic micr...
Lady Dior Mini Black Silk with Crystals Silver Hardware
By Christian Dior
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
This mini handbag, made of high-quality black cloth with iconic micro-cannage stitching, is a stylish and elegant accessory for your wardrobe. The A timeless classic that will elevat...
Lady Dior Mini Black Silk with Crystals Silver Hardware
By Christian Dior
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
This mini handbag, made of high-quality black cloth with iconic micro-cannage stitching, is a stylish and elegant accessory for your wardrobe. It is adorned with contrasting light go...
Lady Dior Mini Black Silk with Crystals Silver Hardware
By Christian Dior
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
This mini handbag, made of high-quality black cloth with iconic micro-cannage stitching, is a stylish and elegant accessory for your wardrobe. It is adorned with contrasting light go...
2018 Mini Satin Cannage Strass Crystal Embellished Lady Dior satchel
By Christian Dior
Located in Capri, IT
2018 Mini Satin Cannage Strass Crystal Embellished Lady Dior satchel satin body with crystal embellishments flat satin handles fold-in flap closure interior zip pocket black Serial ...
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H 6 in D 2.5 in L 6.5 in
CHRISTIAN DIOR White Cannage Silk Satin Crystal Hardware Mini Lady Dior Bag
By Christian Dior
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fabulous Mini "Lady Dior" by CHRISTIAN DIOR. A mini version of the iconic fashion house's staple in Cannage embroidered pearl white silk satin with top handles, gunmetal tone crystal...
Lady Dior Mini Gold Leather with Crystals Gold Hardware 2020
By Christian Dior
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
This mini handbag, made of high-quality black cloth with iconic micro-cannage stitching, is a stylish and elegant accessory for your wardrobe. It is adorned with contrasting light go...
Lady Dior Mini Gold Calfskin Leather with Crystals Gold Hardware 2020
By Christian Dior
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Lady Dior Mini Gold Calfskin Leather with Crystals Gold Hardware 2023 These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags.
Lady Dior Mini Gold Calfskin Leather with Crystals Gold Hardware 2020
By Christian Dior
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Lady Dior Mini Gold Calfskin Leather with Crystals Gold Hardware 2020 These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags.
Lady Dior Mini Black Suede with Light Gold-tone Hardware and Crystal Logo
By Christian Dior
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Lady Dior Mini Black Suede with Light Gold-tone Hardware and Crystal Logo This mini handbag, made of high-quality black cloth with iconic micro-cannage stitching, is a stylish and...
Lady Dior Mini Satin Bag with Crystals RARE
By Christian Dior
Located in Roosendaal, NL
From the collection of SAVINETI we offer this Lady Dior Mini Satin bag: - Brand: Dior - Model: Lady Dior Mini - Color: White/ Pearl - Condition: Very Good Condition (spot...
Dior Crystal Cannage Crystals Satin Mini Lady Dior Black
By Christian Dior
Located in Montreal, Quebec
This Dior lady bag from the 2016 collection by Maria Grazia Chiuri is constructed of black satin with crystals dispersed throughout in Dior’s geometric Cannage pattern. The bag featu...
Dior Lady Dior Mini Black Satin bag With Crystals
By Christian Dior
Located in Antwerp, BE
Good preloved Dior Lady Dior Mini Black Satin With Crystals This Lady Dior bag from 2003 is LIMITED EDITION.
Christian Dior Lady Dior Bag Python with Crystals Mini
By Christian Dior
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Dust Bag Measurements: Handle Drop 3", Height 6", Width 6.5", Depth 3" Designer: Christian Dior Model: Lady Dior Bag Python with Crystals Mini Exterior Material: Exotic,...
Christian Dior Lady Dior Bag Velvet with Crystal Embellishment Mini
By Christian Dior
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Handle Drop 3", Height 6", Width 7", Depth 3" Designer: Christian Dior Model: Lady Dior Bag Velvet with Crystal Embellishment Mini Exterior...
Christian Dior Lady Dior Bag Velvet with Crystal Embellishment Mini
By Christian Dior
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Handle Drop 3", Height 6", Width 7", Depth 3" Designer: Christian Dior Model: Lady Dior Bag Velvet with Crystal Embellishment Mini Exterior...
Christian Dior Lady Dior Bag Crystal Studded Cannage Quilt Satin Mini
By Christian Dior
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Dust Bag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4", Height 5.5", Width 6.5", Depth 3", Strap Drop 19" Designer: Christian Dior Model: Lady Dior Bag Crystal Studded Cannag...
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H 5.5 in W 6.5 in D 3 in
Christian Dior Lady Dior Bag Crystal Embellished Cannage Quilt Satin Mini
By Christian Dior
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Handle Drop 3", Height 5.5", Width 6.5", Depth 3" Designer: Christian Dior Model: Lady Dior Bag Crystal Embellished Cannage Quilt Satin Mini...
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H 5.5 in W 6.5 in D 3 in
Christian Dior Lady Dior Bag Crystal Embellished Cannage Quilt Satin Mini
By Christian Dior
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Handle Drop 3", Height 5.5", Width 6.5", Depth 3" Designer: Christian Dior Model: Lady Dior Bag Crystal Embellished Cannage Quilt Satin Mini...
Christian Dior Lady Dior Bag Crystal Embellished Cannage Quilt Satin Mini
By Christian Dior
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4", Height 5.9", Width 7", Depth 3", Strap Drop 21-23" Designer: Christian Dior Model: Lady Dior Bag Crystal Embellished Cannage Qui...
Christian Dior Lady Dior Bag Crystal Embellished Cannage Quilt Satin Mini
By Christian Dior
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Dust Bag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4", Height 5.9", Width 7", Depth 3", Strap Drop 21-23" Designer: Christian Dior Model: Lady Dior Bag Crystal Embellished C...
Christian Dior Lady Dior Bag Crystal Embellished Cannage Quilt Satin Mini
By Christian Dior
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Dust Bag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4", Height 5.9", Width 7", Depth 3", Strap Drop 21-23" Designer: Christian Dior Model: Lady Dior Bag Crystal Embellished C...
Christian Dior Lady Dior Bag Crystal Embellished Cannage Quilt Satin Mini
By Christian Dior
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Dust Bag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4", Height 5.9", Width 7", Depth 3", Strap Drop 21-23" Designer: Christian Dior Model: Lady Dior Bag Crystal Embellished C...
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H 5.5 in W 6.5 in D 3 in
Christian Dior Lady Dior Bag Crystal Embellished Cannage Quilt Satin Mini
By Christian Dior
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4", Height 5.5", Width 6.5", Depth 3", Strap Drop 21-23" Designer: Christian Dior Model: Lady Dior Bag Crystal Embellished Cannage ...
Christian Dior Lady Dior Bag Crystal Embellished Cannage Quilt Satin Mini
By Christian Dior
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Dust Bag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4", Height 6", Width 6.5", Depth 3", Strap Drop 21-23" Designer: Christian Dior Model: Lady Dior Bag Crystal Embellished C...
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H 5.5 in W 6.5 in D 2.5 in
Christian Dior Lady Dior Bag Cannage Quilt Satin with Crystal Charms Mini
By Christian Dior
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 3", Height 5.5", Width 6.5", Depth 2.5", Strap Drop 23" Designer: Christian Dior Model: Lady Dior Bag Cannage Quilt Satin with Cryst...
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H 6 in W 6.5 in D 2.5 in
Christian Dior Lady Dior Bag Cannage Quilt Satin with Crystal Charms Mini
By Christian Dior
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 3", Height 6", Width 6.5", Depth 2.5", Strap Drop 23" Designer: Christian Dior Model: Lady Dior Bag Cannage Quilt Satin with Crystal...
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H 6 in W 7 in D 3 in
Christian Dior Lady Dior Chain Bag Cannage Quilt Velvet with Crystal Charms Mini
By Christian Dior
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 3", Height 6", Width 7", Depth 3", Strap Drop 23.5" Designer: Christian Dior Model: Lady Dior Chain Bag Cannage Quilt Velvet with C...
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H 5.5 in W 7 in D 2.25 in
Iconic Mini Lady Dior Ravishing Red Silk Satin Evening Bag With Crystals
By Christian Dior
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Iconic Mini Lady Dior Ravishing Red Silk Satin Evening Bag is highly sought from Hollywood to Bollywood and Paris to New York!
Christian Dior Black Supple Cannage Calfskin Caro Large Bag
By Christian Dior
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
The Dior Caro bag combines modernity with timeless elegance. The silhouette is crafted in black calfskin with Cannage stitching. The supple bag features a flap adorned with an antiqu...
Dior Metallic Silver Supple Cannage Leather Medium Lady Dior Tote
Located in New York, NY
Listing Title: Dior Metallic Silver Supple Cannage Leather Medium Lady Dior Tote SKU: 156598 Condition: Pre-owned (3000) Handbag Condition: Very Good Condition Comments: Very Good Co...
$1,854
H 9.45 in W 13.39 in D 3.94 in L 14.18 in
21st Century Black Fabric and Leather Large Lady Dior Bag by Christian Dior
By Christian Dior
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This is an excellent example of the iconic Lady Dior tote bag, a signature piece from Christian Dior, dating from the 21st Century. Crafted in black quilted fabric, the bag features ...
DOLCE & GABBANA black patent leather SICILY SMALL JEWELLED Bag
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Dolce & Gabbana Sicily Small bag in black quilted patent leather adorned with multicolor crystals. Crafted in the house’s iconic structured silhouette, this statement ...
Dior Saddle 2019 Mini Satin Icy Blue Grey Crystal Embellished Bag
By Christian Dior
Located in Jersey City, NJ
This Dior Saddle Bag is a stunning mini crafted in a luxurious icy grayish blue satin. Cinderella would approve! The bag features the iconic Saddle silhouette with its curved design ...
Christian Dior Lady Dior Black Nylon Large Size Vintage Gold Hardware Preowned
By Christian Dior
Located in New York, NY
Christian Dior Handbag Cannage Lady Dior Gold Hardware Nylon Black Authentic With its cannage quilting, Dior’s Large Black Fabric Lady Dior is made of fabric for a laid-back take on ...
$806Sale Price|51% Off
H 9.85 in W 12.6 in D 4.34 in
Christian Dior Black Quilted Nylon LARGE Lady Di Bag 1990s
By Christian Dior
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
This large authentic Christian Dior Lady Nylon Tote Bag from 1995 is a remarkable piece that embodies the fashion trends of the 1990s, combining practicality with luxury. Its stunnin...
$1,650Sale Price|20% Off
Christian Dior Diorama Flap Black bag with sequins
By Christian Dior
Located in Capri, IT
Christian Dior Diorama Flap Black bag with sequins Ultra chic adjustable shoulder bag crafted of soft calfskin leather with a large sized geometric ribbing silver chain size: 9.75*6*...
$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 the actual bag offered by Luxbags. This mini handbag, made of high-quality black cl...
Christian Dior Lady Dior Large Bag Cannage Patent Black Shoulder Bag
By Christian Dior
Located in Guangzhou, CN
These are professional pictures of the actual item offered by Eluse. Condition: Christian Dior Lady Dior large Bag Cannage Patent black shoulderbag Italy，The corners are slightly w...
CHRISTIAN DIOR black leather CONTRAST STITCH LADY DIOR LARGE Tote Bag
By Christian Dior
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic Christian Dior Lady Dior Large bag is exquisitely crafted in black Cannage quilted lambskin leather with gradient grey wavy topstitching that lends a modern twist...
Lady Dior Medium Black Patent Leather Handbag with Silver Hardware
By Christian Dior
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Lady Dior Medium Black Patent Leather Handbag with Silver Hardware These are professional photos of the actual bag. The Lady Dior bag is an epitome of elegance and beauty. Accent...
CHRISTIAN DIOR Nude Fabric Small Lady Dior Handbag
By Christian Dior
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
CHRISTIAN DIOR Nude Fabric Small Lady Dior Handbag. This adorable Christian Dior Lady Dior handbag is in good condition. The item does show some sign of use with some fading of the...
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 cannage quilted body trimmed with gold hardware and black leather handles. Top flap sn...
Lady Dior Medium Cherry Black Patent Leather Silver Hardware Adjustable Strap
By Christian Dior
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Lady Dior Medium Black Patent Leather Handbag Silver Hardware These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags. The Lady Dior bag is an epitome of elegance and beau...
Embellished Silk Lady Dior Mini Handbag, 1998
By Christian Dior
Located in Norwich, GB
Vintage Lady Dior Mini Handbag, 1998 An elegant and highly collectible vintage Lady Dior mini handbag crafted in grey silk satin, featuring exquisite beaded embellishment throughout...
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...
Hermes Sunset Rainbow Sellier Birkin 35 Rare Limited Edition Bag
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers a rare, limited edition Hermes 35 Birkin Sellier bag featured in Sunset Rainbow. This exquisite bag is a collectors treasures and very rare to market in new, never...
$13,036
H 0.87 in W 0.87 in Dm 0.87 in
Chanel 1989 Montre Mademoiselle 16 cm Yellow Gold Pearls bracelet Watch M
By Chanel
Located in PARIS, FR
Chanel Mademoiselle model watch, square yellow gold case, quartz movement, white background with Roman numeral indexes, crown with a small half pearl, yellow gold and pearl bracelet,...
Pearl, Yellow Gold
$24,711
H 9.06 in W 11.82 in D 5.91 in
Hermès Multicolour Striped Toile Canvas Jumping Birkin 30cm Retourne
By Hermès
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Hermès Marron Fonce Swift Leather & Multicolour Striped Toile Canvas Jumping Birkin 30cm Retourne Product Details Xupes Ref: JJLG140 Brand: Hermès Model: Birkin 30cm Type: Tote Seri...
$56,000
H 9.85 in W 13.78 in D 5.12 in
Hermès 2011 Barenia Leather Wicker Kelly 35cm Picnic Top Handle Bag
By Hermès
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Hermès Barenia Leather & Wicker Kelly 35cm Picnic Product Details Xupes Ref: JJLG068 Brand: Hermès Model: Kelly 35cm Type: Top Handle Serial Number: [O] Age: 2011 Accompanied By: He...
Prada Blue Silk Top with Neck Drape
By Miuccia Prada, Prada
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous navy blue silk top from Prada. It is semi fitted, sleeveless with a crew neck. An 11" drape falls from one side of the neckline. It has a back invisible zipper. Fits siz...
CHANEL suit pink jacket and dress S/S 1996
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in Rubiera, RE
CHANEL S/S 1996 Suit pink tweed wool jacket and dress 90% wool 10% nylon Lining: 100% silk Size FR 42 Made in France Excellent conditions Flat measures Jacket: Length cm. 49 ...
2002 Christian Dior by John Galliano Genuine Snakeskin Brown Shoulder Bag
By John Galliano for Christian Dior, Christian Dior
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Designed by John Galliano in 2002, this sleek dark brown Christian Dior bag is crafted from python skin with leather accents. The shoulder bag has a flap design with a buckle closure...
$45,467
H 5.52 in W 7.88 in D 3.55 in
Hermès 1994 Vintage Gold Courchevel Leather Kelly 20cm Top Handle Bag
By Hermès
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Hermès Gold Courchevel Leather Vintage Kelly 20cm Product Details Xupes Ref: JJLG123 Brand: Hermès Model: Kelly 20cm Type: Top Handle Serial Number: (X) Age: 1994 Accompanied By: He...
Pierre Balmain White Bodycon Dress
By Pierre Balmain, Balmain
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous white body conscious bandage dress from Pierre Balmain. It has long sleeves, a square cut neckline, and fabulous ribbed panels accentuating the waist and bust. It is unl...
Alexander McQueen New Black Silk Dress with Ruffle Hem 'NO. 13' S/S 1999
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous black silk dress from an early collection of Alexander McQueen. It skims the body has a scoop neckline and 3 rows of ruffles beginning at knee level in the front and 8 sta...
TIFFANY & Co. Platinum Diamond Paper Flowers Earrings
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Platinum Diamond Paper Flowers Earrings Metal: Platinum Weight: 4.60 grams Measurement: 13mm wide Diamond: round cut diamonds, carat total weight .34 approx. Hallmark:...
Diamond, Platinum
Christian Dior Couture Numbered Gown 1970s
By Christian Dior, Mark Bohan
Located in Water Mill, NY
A beautiful blue silk charmeuse numbered couture gown from Christian Dior. The body of the floor length dress is gathered onto the square top stitched enhanced neckline front and bac...
ALEXANDER McQUEEN A/W 2000 "Eshu" Brown & Plaid Boiled Wool Fold Top Wrap Skirt
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Thiensville, WI
DESCRIPTION: ALEXANDER McQUEEN A/W 2000 "Eshu" Brown & Plaid Boiled Wool Fold Top Wrap Skirt Brand / Manufacturer: Alexander McQueen Collection: Autumn / Winter 2000 “Eshu”; Runway...
$17,800
H 4.51 in D 1.76 in L 6.51 in
Chanel 2017 Black Plexiglass Gift Box Minaudière with Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Chanel Black Plexiglass Gift Box Minaudière Gold Hardware, 2017. The interior is lined in black leather. Includes authenticity card, and dust bag. This pre-owned Chanel® item has b...
HERMES Gold camel Togo leather KELLY 28 RETOURNE Bag Ghw
By Hermès
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Hermès Kelly 28 Retourne bag in Gold (camel) Veau Togo leather with gold plated hardware. Lined in Chevre (goat skin) with two open pockets against the front and a zip...
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.
An integral part of fashion, handbags and purses have been indispensable accessories ever since we began to carry around personal items. Level of craftsmanship, style and shape matters — from coin purses in ancient Greece to early 20th-century opera bags and onward, handbags have evolved considerably over the years to meet our needs and desires, whether or not you happen to be prioritizing functionality over a flashy exterior.
Once, a single “It” handbag ruled each fashion season. No more. Today, lovers of vintage handbags are savvier and have a wider range of shopping options. Nevertheless, classics created by the likes of Louis Vuitton, Dior and Balenciaga still rule.
“It is not a fashion bag — it is a statement bag,” says Mightychic's Debra Kent of Hermès's widely beloved accessories. “When you carry an iconic Hermès bag — Birkin, Kelly, Constance — no one knows how long you have been into this culture or if you are a newbie. Your status is validated immediately.”
First released in 1997, Fendi's Baguette rose to fame along with Carrie Bradshaw, the Sex and the City character portrayed by Sarah Jessica Parker. Recently, the design has seen such a resurgence in popularity that Fendi has reissued it.
They are part of design history, so owning a handbag has meaning. As New York–based fashion historian Sarah C. Byrd says, “You have made the choice to invest in this piece because you understand the value of it in the past and in the future to come.”
From a 1980s Chanel black leather quilted mini buckle bag to the rare Hermès Birkin 30cm Himalayan with diamond hardware to a range of 19th-century bags, find a rich variety of vintage and designer handbags and purses spanning numerous brands on 1stDibs — seasonal “It” designation no longer needed.