Ultra Rare 1960'S Christian Dior Archive Dior Sunglasses Made in Austria
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Ultra Rare 1960'S Christian Dior Archive Dior Sunglasses Made in Austria Please notice this item its nearly 60 years old and show minor sign of wear due to storage.
Ultra Rare 1960 Christian Dior Enamel Jewelled Orange Archive Dior Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Ultra rare pair of Christian Dior Sunglasses circa 1960's by Tura. This is a seldom and rare piece not only for its aesthetic value but for its importance in the sunglasses and fa...
Ultra Rare 1960 Christian Dior Enamel Jewelled Black Archive Dior Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Ultra rare pair of Christian Dior Sunglasses circa 1960's by Tura. This is a seldom and rare piece not only for its aesthetic value but for its importance in the sunglasses and fa...
Ultra Rare 1960 Christian Dior Enamel Jewelled Orange Archive Dior Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Ultra rare pair of Christian Dior Sunglasses circa 1960's by Tura. This is a seldom and rare piece not only for its aesthetic value but for its importance in the sunglasses and fa...
Ultra Rare 1960 Christian Dior Enamel Pendant & Bracelet Archive Dior Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Ultra rare pair of Christian Dior Sunglasses circa 1960's by Tura. This is a seldom and rare piece not only for its aesthetic value but for its importance in the sunglasses and fa...
Ultra Rare 1960 Tura Jewelled Accented Frame Archive Dior Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
This is a seldom and rare piece not only for its aesthetic value but for its importance in the sunglasses and fashion history. Delicate enamel ornamented cast iron frame with dive...
Iconic 1970s Christian Dior Sunglasses 2026 60s 70s Jade Optyl Oversize
By Christian Dior
Located in Berlin, BE
The fabulous iconic Christian Dior oversized sunglasses from the 1970s, 2026-60, one of the most sought after designs.
Ultra Rare 1960'S Tura Filigree Accented Frame Archive Dior Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
We Have The Privilege Of Have One Of The Most Extensive Archive Of Both Tura And Dior Mid 1960'S Sunglasses And Firmly Believed That This One Might Be A Premature Sample For The Orna...
Ultra Rare 1960 Tura Filigree Octogonal Accented Frame Archive Dior Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
We have the privilege of have one of the most extensive archive of both Tura and Dior mid 1960's sunglasses and firmly believed that this one might be a premature sample for the orna...
Ultra Rare 1960 Tura Filigree Octogonal Accented Frame Archive Dior Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
This is a seldom and rare piece not only for its aesthetic value but for its importance in the sunglasses and fashion history. Delicate enamel ornamented cast gold iron filigree f...
Ultra Rare 1960 Tura Jewelled Opal Accented Frame Archive Dior Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
This is a seldom and rare piece not only for its aesthetic value but for its importance in the sunglasses and fashion history. Delicate enamel ornamented cast iron frame with dive...
Ultra Rare 1960'S Christian Dior Pre Optyl Archive Dior Sunglasses Austria
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Hardly seen up for sale, this robust frame is a true rarity since its not made from optyl, rather a sample. Lenses are spotless medium amber. Please notice this item its nearly 60 ye...
Ultra Rare 1960'S Christian Dior Pre Optyl Amber Jardin Dior Sunglasses Austria
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Hardly seen up for sale, " Jardin Dior " this robust frame is a true rarity since its not made from optyl, rather a sample. Lenses are spotless brown. Please notice this item its nea...
Ultra Rare 1960'S Christian Dior Pre Optyl Print Archive Dior Sunglasses Austria
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Hardly seen up for sale, this robust frame is a true rarity since its not made from optyl, rather a sample, hence the misprint at the bottom. Lenses are spotless grey. Please notic...
Ultra Rare 1960'S Christian Dior Pre Optyl Print Archive Dior Sunglasses Austria
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Hardly seen up for sale, this robust frame is a true rarity since its not made from optyl. Please notice this item its nearly 60 years old and show minor sign of wear due to storage....
Ultra Rare 1960'S Christian Dior Pre Optyl Print Archive Dior Sunglasses Austria
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Hardly seen up for sale, this robust frame is a true rarity since its not made from optyl, rather a sample, hence the misprints. Lenses are spotless light grey. Please notice this i...
Ultra Rare 1960'S Christian Dior Pre Optyl Print Archive Dior Sunglasses Austria
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Hardly seen up for sale, this robust frame is a true rarity since its not made from optyl, rather a sample, hence the misprints. Lenses are spotless light grey. Please notice this i...
Ultra Rare 1960'S Christian Dior Pre Optyl Print Archive Dior Sunglasses Austria
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Hardly seen up for sale, this robust frame is a true rarity since its not made from optyl, rather a sample, hence the misprint at the bottom. Lenses are spotless grey. Please notic...
Ultra Rare 1960 Tura Octogon 104 Red White & Blue Frame Archive Dior Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
We have the privilege of have one of the most extensive archive of both Tura and Dior mid 1960's, this frame is the Octagon 104 in white, red and blue.
1980s Christian Dior Large Red and Gold Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Large and uber fabulous Christian Dior sunglasses from the 1980s. Red and gold ombré metal and enamel frame with pale red gradient lenses.
Vintage Christian Dior CD 2043 Metallic Copper Sunglasses 1990'S
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Vintage Christian Dior Sunglasses 1990's metallic copper frame. medium smoke brown lenses.
Mint Vintage Christian Dior Gold & Beige Sunglasses Made in Austria
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Mint Vintage Christian Dior Sunglasses. Beige Enamel Details Over A Gold Frame.
Vintage Christian Dior Gold & Burgundy Sunglasses Made in Austria
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Vintage Christian Dior sunglasses. Ochre enamel details over a gold frame.
Vintage Christian Dior 2037 43 Gold & Mahogany Sunglasses 1970'S Austria
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Vintage Christian Dior sunglasses. Enamel Mahogany details over a gold frame.
Vintage Christian Dior 2037 Silver & Blue Marbled Sunglasses 1970'S Austria
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Vintage Christian Dior Sunglasses. Enamel Blue Marbled Details Over A Silver Frame.
Vintage Christian Dior 2037 Gold & Blue Marbled Sunglasses 1970'S Austria
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Vintage Christian Dior Sunglasses. Enamel Blue Marbled Details Over A Gold Frame.
Vintage Super Rare Christian Dior Optyl Translucent D01 Green 1970'S Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Mint Vintage Super Rare Christian Dior Sunglasses Oversized Gradient Green Frame With Multi Color Lenses.
Ultra Rare Christian Dior " Gypsy " Blue Enamel Oversized Sunglasses, 1969
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Ultra rare pair of Christian Dior Sunglasses circa 1969. This is a seldom and rare piece not only for its aesthetic value but for its importance in the sunglasses and fashion histor...
Christian Dior Limited Edition 2918 40 Round Gold Sunglasses, 1980s
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Ultra rare pair of Christian Dior Sunglasses. Round Gold plated sunglasses backed by two mother of pearl acetate circles.
Ultra Rare Christian Dior " Gypsy " Blue 12K Gold Enamel Sunglasses, 1969
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Ultra rare pair of Christian Dior Sunglasses circa 1969. 12K gold filled frame.
Ultra Rare Christian Dior Enamel Insert Oversized Sunglasses, 1969
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Ultra rare pair of Christian Dior Sunglasses circa 1969. This is a seldom and rare piece not only for its aesthetic value but for its importance in the sunglasses and fashion histor...
Ultra Rare Christian Dior " Gypsy " White Enamel 12K Gold Sunglasses, 1969
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Ultra rare pair of Christian Dior Sunglasses circa 1969. 12K Gold filled frame.
Ultra Rare Christian Dior " Gypsy " Green 12K Gold Enamel Sunglasses, 1969
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Ultra rare pair of Christian Dior Sunglasses circa 1969. 12K gold filled frame.
Ultra Rare 1960 Christian Dior Enamel Jewelled by Tura Collector Item Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Ultra rare pair of Christian Dior Sunglasses circa 1960's by Tura. This is a seldom and rare piece not only for its aesthetic value but for its importance in the sunglasses and fa...
Christian Dior 1990s Flash Grey Tinted Lens Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Embrace the spirit of vintage luxury with the Christian Dior 1990s Flash Grey Tinted Lens Sunglasses, an iconic accessory that effortlessly combines retro charm with modern flair.
Christian Dior 1980s Butterfly 2056 Orange Gradient Tinted Lens Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Step into a world of vintage glamour with the Christian Dior 1980s Butterfly 2056 Orange Gradient Tinted Lens Sunglasses.
Christian Dior Model D06 Gradient Amber Khaki Oversized Sunglasses, 1970s
By Christian Dior
Located in Munich, DE
These show-stopping and ultra-rare Christian Dior D06 sunglasses feature an oversized bi-coloured butterfly-shaped frame.
1980s Rare Christian Dior Vintage Black Gold Checkerboard Oversized Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
The vintage Christian Dior sunglasses are a rare example of late 1970s–early 1980s haute couture eyewear — an era when Dior’s design language merged futuristic form with artistic det...
Christian Dior 1980s Vintage Black Amber Oversized Sunglasses David Bowie
By Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
Striking pair of original Christian Dior sunglasses from the 1980s, defined by their bold architectural silhouette and unmistakable two-tone construction.
Vintage Christian Dior from the 70's
By Christian Dior
Located in Paris, FR
Elegant and undeniably couture, these Christian Dior sunglasses from the 1970s perfectly embody the refinement of the French fashion house.
Dior 1990s Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Christian Dior does it again with the perfect every day dead stock sunglasses circa 1990s!
Christian Dior "CARLA" Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Bressanone, Trentino-Alto Adige
Christian Dior round metallic sunglasses color gold. Condition: Really good.
1980s Christian Dior Oversized Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Toronto, Ontario
1980s Christian Dior gold metal sunglasses with red details throughout.
Christian Dior Unique Inner-Framed Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in New York, NY
Christian Dior unique inner-framed sunglasses measures 1 1/2" in height, 5 1/8" in length across the front and 5 3/8" in length on the sides.
Christian Dior Vintage Miss Dior Oversized Optyl Sunglasses, 1970s
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New Collectors Item. New Vintage Christian Dior " Miss Dior " Oversized frame sporting a pair of flawless gradient lenses. Made in Austria. Produced and design in 1970's.
Christian Dior Metal Rimless Sunglasses circa 1990s
By Christian Dior
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
These Christian Dior Metal Rimless Sunglasses from the circa 1990s showcase timeless elegance and sophisticated style.
Vintage Christian Dior " DIOR NEON " Wrap Sunglasses Fall 2000 Y2K
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Vintage Christian Dior " DIOR NEON " sporting rose gradient lenses Wrap Sunglasses Fall 2000 by Galliano.
Vintage Christian Dior Green Square Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Product details: Circa 1970. Featuring yellow/ green matte finish frames with round square lens, silver tone CD logo on each sides of the temple. Signed Christian Dior. Made in Germ...
Christian Dior 1980s Gold Tone Aviator Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Introducing the Christian Dior 1980s Gold Tone Aviator Sunglasses, a stunning vintage piece that encapsulates the glamour and sophistication of the era.
Dior by John Galliano S/S 2003 Dior Punk Swarovski Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Amsterdam, NH
The most iconic pair of the 'Punk' sunglasses by John Galliano for Dior for his S/S 2003 collection.
Vintage CHRISTIAN DIOR Logo Insignia Tortoiseshell Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage CHRISTIAN DIOR Logo Insignia Tortoiseshell Sunglasses Measurements: Height: 1.81 inches (4.6 cm) Horizontal Width: 5.24 inches (13.3 cm) Arms: 4.76 inches (12.1 cm) Featur...
1970s Vintage Christian Dior Women's Oversized Marbled Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Aci Castello, IT
These are vintage oversized sunglasses from Christian Dior, crafted in the 1970s.
Vintage Christian Dior Monsieur 2102 Optyl 1980 Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Vintage Christian Dior 2102 Sunglasses Oversized Translucent Green And Silver Temples Frame.
Christian Dior Vintage Miss Dior Candy Red Oversized Optyl Sunglasses, 1970s
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New Collectors Item. New Vintage Christian Dior " Miss Dior " Oversized frame sporting a pair of flawless gradient lenses. Made in Austria. Produced and design in 1970's. FRONT...
Vintage CHRISTIAN DIOR Oversized Space Age Green Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
- Green oversized space age style sunglasses. - Signed MISS DIOR. - Excellent vintage condition,
1990s Christian Dior Brown Rectangular Sunglasses With Rhinestones
By Christian Dior
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Step into the timeless elegance of the 1990s with these exquisite Christian Dior brown rectangular sunglasses, a statement piece that perfectly blends vintage charm with contemporary...
Vintage 1995 CHRISTIAN DIOR Silver Chrome Futuristic Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage 1995 CHRISTIAN DIOR Silver Chrome Futuristic Sunglasses Measurements: Height: 1.53 inches (3.9 cm) Horizontal Width: 5.12 inches (13 cm) Temples: 5.31 inches (13.5 cm) Feat...
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Christian Dior Sunglasses, 1980s
By Christian Dior
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Christian Dior sunglasses date to the 1980's and have gradated plastic lenses.
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1980s Christian Dior Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Milan, Italy
These stunning 1980s CHRISTIAN DIOR Sunglasses are in a burgundy plastic with golden metal detail.
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1980's Christian Dior Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Christian Dior sunglasses date to the 1980's and have black plastic lenses and frames.
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Vintage Christian Dior Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Christian Dior Black and Gold Houndstooth Sunglasses Gorgeous vintage Christian Dior sunglasses.
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Vintage Christian Dior Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Christian Dior vintage butterfly sunglasses Translucent and metal sunglasses double gradient lenses, an enameled logo detail at the hinges, straight arms and curved tips.
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1980s Vintage Christian Dior Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Los Angeles, CA
CHRISTIAN DIOR monsieur vintage sunglasses from the 80s, very elegant and classic aviator sunglasses for gentlemen, front metal in silver, arms made of OPTYL-material in brown, new q...
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Vintage Christian Dior Sunglasses 2970
By Christian Dior
Located in Chicago, IL
Frame Width: 140mm Lens Width: 56mm Frame Height: 39mm Arm Length: 136mm
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Vintage Christian Dior Sunglasses 2970
By Christian Dior
Located in Chicago, IL
Frame Width: 140mm Lens Width: 56mm Frame Height: 39mm Arm Length: 136mm
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Vintage Christian Dior Sunglasses 2665
By Christian Dior
Located in Chicago, IL
Frame Width: 140mm Lens Width: 60mm Frame Height: 45mm Arm Length: 105mm
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Vintage Christian Dior Sunglasses 2970
By Christian Dior
Located in Chicago, IL
Frame Width: 140mm Lens Width: 56mm Frame Height: 39mm Arm Length: 136mm
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Vintage Christian Dior Sunglasses 2970
By Christian Dior
Located in Chicago, IL
Frame Width: 140mm Lens Width: 56mm Frame Height: 39mm Arm Length: 136mm
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Vintage Christian Dior Sunglasses 2665
By Christian Dior
Located in Chicago, IL
Frame Width: 140mm Lens Width: 60mm Frame Height: 45mm Arm Length: 105mm
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Vintage Christian Dior Sunglasses 2665
By Christian Dior
Located in Chicago, IL
Frame Width: 140mm Lens Width: 60mm Frame Height: 45mm Arm Length: 105mm
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Vintage Christian Dior Sunglasses 2970
By Christian Dior
Located in Chicago, IL
Frame Width: 140mm Lens Width: 56mm Frame Height: 39mm Arm Length: 136mm
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Vintage Christian Dior Sunglasses 2665
By Christian Dior
Located in Chicago, IL
Frame Width: 140mm Lens Width: 60mm Frame Height: 45mm Arm Length: 105mm
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Vintage Christian Dior Sunglasses 2705
By Christian Dior
Located in Chicago, IL
Frame Width: 132mm Lens Width: 58mm Frame Height: 50mm Arm Length: 105mm
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Vintage Christian Dior Sunglasses 2665
By Christian Dior
Located in Chicago, IL
Frame Width: 140mm Lens Width: 60mm Frame Height: 45mm Arm Length: 105mm
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Vintage Christian Dior Sunglasses 2970
By Christian Dior
Located in Chicago, IL
Frame Width: 140mm Lens Width: 56mm Frame Height: 39mm Arm Length: 136mm
1970's Christian Dior “Jasper” Sunglasses 2031
By Christian Dior
Located in Houston, TX
An iconic pair of vintage Marc Bohan for Dior sunglasses! These green sunglasses feature a structured oversized lens and silver branding on the arms!
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1970's Christian Dior Oversized Glasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oversized Christian Dior sunglasses are made of transparent green plastic with a darker green double line that outlines part of the frame.
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Christan Dior - Mistinguette VINTAGE
By Christian Dior
Located in HOUTEN, NL
These bronze coloured sunglasses are made by Christian Dior. Vintage Christian Dior sunglasses and frames are one of the most stylish and desirable glasses in the world today.
1970s Christian Dior Vintage Sunglasses - Made in Austria
By Christian Dior
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Christian Dior 2753 - Made in Austria. - Measurements: 61-15-140 Best known for their sleek frames, Vintage Christian Dior sunglasses and frames continue to be one of the m...
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Christian Dior Vintage Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Chicago, IL
Frame Width: 135mm Lens Width: 50mm Frame Height: 50mm Arm Length: 115mm
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Christian Dior Vintage Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Chicago, IL
Frame Width: 135mm Lens Width: 50mm Frame Height: 50mm Arm Length: 115mm
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Christian Dior Vintage Sunglasses 2023
By Christian Dior
Located in Chicago, IL
Frame Width: 145mm Lens Width: 62mm Frame Height: 55mm Arm Length: 100mm
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Christian Dior Vintage Sunglasses 2023
By Christian Dior
Located in Chicago, IL
Frame Width: 145mm Lens Width: 62mm Frame Height: 55mm Arm Length: 100mm
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Christian Dior Vintage Sunglasses 2023
By Christian Dior
Located in Chicago, IL
Frame Width: 145mm Lens Width: 62mm Frame Height: 55mm Arm Length: 100mm
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Christian Dior Vintage Sunglasses 2023
By Christian Dior
Located in Chicago, IL
Frame Width: 145mm Lens Width: 62mm Frame Height: 55mm Arm Length: 100mm
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.
A pair of vintage designer sunglasses can be a game-changing finishing touch to your ensemble.
No matter your age or general fashion sensibility, wearing sunglasses may already be part of your regular outdoor routine owing to their practicality. Most sunglasses protect the eyes from harmful UV (ultraviolet) rays — and not merely on sunny days. Glasses that utilize color-enhancing lenses, which feature specific coatings or filter tints, can limit the amount of light coming through, while polarized lenses substantially reduce glare.
So while their usefulness is well known, let’s face it, a good pair of sunglasses can be stylish too.
People have been making a statement with iconic eyewear for a while — sunglasses garnered popularity with the Hollywood set in the early 1900s, when it wasn’t uncommon for a hip actress to be photographed in a pair of her sharpest shades.
Today, we’re still talking about the sunglasses that Audrey Hepburn — the original trendsetter — donned in the opening scene of 1961’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s. She emerges from the flagship store of the legendary luxury house referenced in the film’s title in a pair of glamorous dark tortoiseshell frames designed by London eyewear firm Oliver Goldsmith Sunglasses. The brand was a keeper for Hepburn — in 1967, she famously wore a pair of Goldsmith’s Yuhu wraparound frames in the poster for Stanley Donen’s film Two for the Road.
Indeed, celebrities have long held sway in the sunglasses realm — perhaps you’ve opted for vintage Ray-Ban sunglasses because you’re enamored with Marilyn Monroe’s celebrated Wayfarers or you’ve taken to classic Aviators because actor Jon Hamm wore them in the nostalgic TV smash hit Mad Men. Good frames are a surefire way to take your style to the next level.
When shopping for the right pair of sunglasses, consider the color and shape of the frames (as well as the shape of your face), how dark or light the lenses are — or tint, if you’re leaning toward a chic gradient lens. Take your time, spring for more than one pair because different moods call for different shades and, while you’re at it, make sure you know how to spot a pair of fake Ray-Ban sunglasses before you make that purchase.
On 1stDibs, our collection of vintage designer sunglasses features classics from Gucci, Cartier, Chanel and other brands as well as a wide range that can be sorted by color — find sleek black sunglasses, brown pairs and a whole lot of other eye-catching options, whether it’s sunny outside or not.