Christian Dior x Niki de Saint Phalle Medium Dragon Lady Dior
By Christian Dior
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Make an artistic statement at gallery openings, fashion weeks and cocktail soirees with this Christian Dior x Niki de Saint Phalle Medium Dragon Lady Dior.
CHRISTIAN DIOR black cashmere 2018 DRAGON Crewneck Sweater XS
By Christian Dior
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Christian Dior 2018 'Niki de Saint Phalle' knit sweater in black cashmere (assumed cause tag is missing).
CHRISTIAN DIOR Niki de Saint Phalle black colourful beaded dot mesh sheer top
By Christian Dior
Located in Hong Kong, NT
CHRISTIAN DIOR Niki de Saint Phalle black colourful beaded dot mesh sheer top Reference: AAWC/A01125 Brand: Dior Collection: Niki de Saint Phalle 2018 SS - Runway Material: Mesh Colo...
CHRISTIAN DIOR Niki De Saint Phalle Runway red heart crochet open knit sweater S
By Christian Dior
Located in Hong Kong, NT
CHRISTIAN DIOR Niki De Saint Phalle Runway red heart crochet open knit sweater S Reference: TGAS/C01235 Brand: Christian Dior Collection: Niki de Saint Phalle Runway Material: Fe...
Lady Dior Mini 2018 x Niki De Saint Phalle Dioramour White Calfskin leather Gold
By Christian Dior
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Limimted Edition 2018 Dior x Niki De Saint Phalle Dioramour CONDITION: EXCELLENT This preloved handbag is in very excellent condition with light signs of wear.
Christian Dior Niki de Saint Phalle Large Lady Dior Dragon Bag
By Christian Dior
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Christian Dior Limited edition Niki de Saint Phalle Large Lady Dior Bag and scarf in excellent like-new without tags condition.
Dior Lady Dior Medium Niki de Saint Phalle Bag
By Christian Dior
Located in Krakow, PL
This limited edition Lady Dior from the brand’s 2018 collection is crafted in smooth, black leather and features artwork by renowned French sculptor and painter, Niki de Saint Phalle.
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H 7.88 in W 4.34 in L 9.45 in
Christian Dior Lady Dior Medium Bag in Amour Print Off White Calfskin GHW 2018
By Christian Dior
Located in Huddersfield, GB
This stunning bag is designed in collaboration with artist Niki de Saint Phalle for Christian Dior’s Dior Amour collection.
Christian Dior Lady Dior Bag Limited Edition Niki de Saint Phalle Embroid
By Christian Dior
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Box, Dust Bag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4", Height 8", Width 9.5", Depth 5", Strap Drop 21" Designer: Christian Dior Model: Lady Dior Bag Limited Edition Nik...
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H 8 in W 9.5 in D 5 in
Christian Dior Lady Dior Bag Limited Edition Niki de Saint Phalle Embroidered
By Christian Dior
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Box, Dust Bag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4", Height 8", Width 9.5", Depth 5", Strap Drop 21" Designer: Christian Dior Model: Lady Dior Bag Limited Edition Nik...
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H 8 in W 9.5 in D 5 in
Christian Dior Lady Dior Bag Limited Edition Niki de Saint Phalle Embroidered
By Christian Dior
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Box, Dust Bag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4", Height 8", Width 9.5", Depth 5", Strap Drop 21" Designer: Christian Dior Model: Lady Dior Bag Limited Edition Nik...
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H 8 in W 9 in D 5 in
Christian Dior Lady Dior Bag Limited Edition Niki de Saint Phalle Embroidered
By Christian Dior
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Box, Dust Bag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4", Height 8", Width 9", Depth 5", Strap Drop 21" Designer: Christian Dior Model: Lady Dior Bag Limited Edition Niki...
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H 7.5 in W 9.5 in D 4.5 in
Christian Dior Supple Lady Dior Bag Limited Edition Niki de Saint Phalle
By Christian Dior
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 3.5", Height 7.5", Width 9.5", Depth 4.5", Strap Drop 18" Designer: Christian Dior Model: Supple Lady Dior Bag Limited Edition Niki...
Christian Dior Lady Dior Bag Limited Edition Niki de Saint Phalle Embroid
By Christian Dior
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Dust Bag, Box, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4", Height 8", Width 9", Depth 5", Strap Drop 21" Designer: Christian Dior Model: Lady Dior Bag Limited Edition Niki ...
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H 6 in W 7 in D 3 in
Christian Dior Lady Dior Chain Bag Limited Edition Niki de Saint Phalle Embroide
By Christian Dior
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Dust Bag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 3", Height 6", Width 7", Depth 3", Strap Drop 23" Designer: Christian Dior Model: Lady Dior Chain Bag Limited Edition Niki...
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H 8 in W 9.5 in D 5 in
Christian Dior Supple Lady Dior Bag Limited Edition Niki de Saint Phalle Printed
By Christian Dior
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Dust Bag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4", Height 8", Width 9.5", Depth 5", Strap Drop 20" Designer: Christian Dior Model: Supple Lady Dior Bag Limited Edition ...
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H 8 in W 9.5 in D 5 in
Christian Dior Supple Lady Dior Bag Limited Edition Niki de Saint Phalle Printed
By Christian Dior
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Dust Bag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4", Height 8", Width 9.5", Depth 5", Strap Drop 21" Designer: Christian Dior Model: Supple Lady Dior Bag Limited Edition N...
Christian Dior Black Cashmere Niki de Saint Phalle Sweater - Size US 4
By Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
Christian Dior Runway Black Cashmere Niki de Saint Phalle Embroidered Sweater -From the SS 18 Runway collection -Gorgeous wool embroidered illustration by Niki de Saint Phalle depi...
Beautiful Vintage White Sheer Pearl + Beads + Sequins Encrusted Shawl Scarf
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage white sheer oversized piano shawl / scarf! Feature thousands of hand-sewn pearl, beads, rhinestones and sequins. Pearl tassels feature pink iridescent pailliettes o...
NWT 2004 Roberto Cavalli Pink Print Lace-Up Corset Bustier Top S
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in West Hollywood, CA
From 2004, this new-with-tags Roberto Cavalli bustier top features a vibrant floral paisley print in pink and tan tones. The structured corset silhouette includes front hook closures...
$5,825
H 7 in W 2.75 in D 2.75 in Dm 5 in L 13.5 in
Vintage Christian Lacroix Gold Toned Choker Necklace, Enamel, France
By Christian Lacroix
Located in New York, NY
CHRISTIAN LACROIX's rare, massive, ethnic tribal-inspired four-strand gold-toned choker necklace features links and rings. Both ends are made of deep red studded enamel embellished w...
Mixed Metal
Hermès Sac Epaule Constance 1970s Black Precious Leather Shoulder Bag Hermes
By Hermès
Located in PARIS, FR
Hermès Constance model bag in black exotic leather (Porosus), interior in soft black leather with one patch pocket and one zipped pocket, clasp with the famous H motif in gold metal ...
Stunning Thierry Mugler Archival FW 1986 Evening Gown Crystal Black Dress
By Thierry Mugler
Located in Berlin, BE
Gorgeous extremely rare Iconic Thierry Mugler Evening Dress, FW 1986 Collection "Les Voleuses" Museum worthy Collectors Piece The most dramatic evening gown with amazing crystal rhi...
$3,217Sale Price|35% Off
Size: One Size
Magnificent Silk Yves Saint Laurent Wrap Stole Jacket Cape 2006
By Stefano Pilati for Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Conroe, TX
Yves Saint Laurent Store Display Stunning Fuchsia Silk Evening Cape/Overcoat Size: One Size Hand Sewn and Limited Edition Fall 2006 A rare Find The black sash tie on the runway i...
Christian Dior Runway Copper Mirrored Romper and Maxi Skirt Spring 2018 Sz 34FR
By Christian Dior
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
Christian Dior Runway/Editorial Copper Mirrored Romper and Maxi Skirt Spring 2018 Size 34FR
MUGLER Crystal Teardrop Corset Top Rhinestone Corsage
By Mugler
Located in Berlin, BE
Spectacular Mugler Teardrop Corset Top. The beautiful piece showcases Thierry Mugler's signature blend of bold structure and feminine elegance. Crafted in a delicate powder blue, the...
F/W 2004 Gucci by Tom Ford Genuine Snakeskin Rhinestone Dragon Black Flap Bag
By Gucci, Tom Ford for Gucci
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Designed by Tom Ford for his final collection as Gucci's creative director, this black snakeskin flap bag from the Fall/Winter 2004 collection is an ultra-luxurious must-have. A vers...
$472
H 14.97 in W 14.97 in D 2.76 in
An Elegant 1960s Vintage Dark Brown Leather and Brass Clasp Italian Hand-Bag
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Exuding mid-century sophistication, this authentic 1960s Italian handbag is a masterclass in vintage texture and structural elegance. The exterior features a rich, dark chocolate bro...
Christian Dior Saddle Limited edition Russia Anniversary Saddle by John Galliano
By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in Livingston, NJ
To mark his 10th anniversary at Dior, John Galliano designed 12 limited-edition Saddle Bags, each inspired by a different country’s culture. With only 100 of each style produced, the...
$1,580Sale Price|20% Off
New With Tags Valentino Fall 2018 Python Evening Bag Minaudière $2975
By Valentino
Located in Conroe, TX
Valentino Minaudière $2975 Fall 2018 New With Tags & Box Python and Leather Exterior Gold-Tone Hardware Chain-Link Shoulder Strap Leather Lining Push-Lock Closure at Top Shoulder S...
Spring 2002 Christian Dior by John Galliano Pencil Grey Tailored Shift Dress
By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in Sheffield, GB
A Spring / Summer 2002 Christian Dior by John Galliano Tailored Shift Dress, in a Pencil Grey wool / lycra blend material that clings to the figure. The dress features plaited detail...
F/W 1997 Gucci by Tom Ford Blue Metallic Crocodile Embossed Heel Boots 10B
By Gucci, Tom Ford for Gucci
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Tom Ford designed these divine metallic blue crocodile embossed leather boots for his Fall/Winter 1997 Gucci collection. The more common variations of these tall boots were highlight...
Vivienne Westwood Couture red taffeta corset and ballgown skirt, fw 1996
By Vivienne Westwood
Located in London, GB
▪ Vivienne Westwood evening ensemble ▪ Labelled as a 'SPECIAL ITEM' from Vivienne Westwood's Couture line ▪ Constructed from red taffeta backed with silk organza ▪ Boned corset with...
Pierre Balmain Couture Ballgown 1955 Iconic Gown Dress
By Pierre Balmain
Located in Berlin, BE
'La Robe Broderie À Ramages' PIERRE BALMAIN PARIS Made In France, ca.1955 Majestic evening gown in silk and cream satin with the most astonishing embroiderery by PIERRE BALMAIN Haut...
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.