Christian Dior by John Galliano 2002 Matte Python Skin Saddle Bag & Mirror
By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in Switzerland, CH
A rare Christian Dior mini evening saddle bag designed by John Galliano From a collectable, limited edition in 2002 Offered only in Dior flagship stores to a limited clientele Get th...
Christian Dior French Glass Enamel Compact and Lipstick
By Christian Dior
Located in New York, NY
Striking Christian Dior French Glass Enamel Compact and Lipstick from the 1960's likely by Camille Faure of Limoges, France.
Christian Dior Diorama Elancee Tri Fold Compact Wallet Crinkled Gold Leather
By Christian Dior
Located in Miami, FL
- Gold crinkled exterior - Snap button closure - 10 card slots and one bill/note pocket - 1 exterior zipped pocket Condition: The wallet is in overall great condition with no...
Christian Dior black leather crossbody bag
By Christian Dior
Located in Amman, JO
Crafted from supple grained leather, it features the iconic "CD" gold-tone clasp on the flap closure and an adjustable embroidered canvas strap with Dior’s signature motif. Compact y...
Dior Green Leather Diorama Bifold Compact Wallet
By Christian Dior
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Introduced in Spring/Summer 2015 runaway the Diorama embodies refined shape and celebrates femininity through its artistic design. The signature Cannage pattern and its gold tone ac...
Dior Beige Art Sketch Rose Saddle Compact 231308 Wallet
By Christian Dior
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Date Code/Serial Number: 02 LU 0035 Made In: Italy Measurements: Length: 4.2" Width: 0.7" Height: 3.93" OVERALL VERY GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION ( 7.25/10 or B+ ) Signs of Wear: Exterior:...
Christian Dior Black Cannage Quilting Leather Small Wallet Coin Purse
By Christian Dior
Located in Rome, Rome
The certificate will be provided at no further cost Step into the world of timeless luxury with this Christian Dior compact flap wallet, a sophisticated piece crafted from black Cann...
Dior Bordeaux Compact Wallet 2DD87K
By Christian Dior
Located in Dix hills, NY
Date Code/Serial Number: CM1012 Made In: Spain Measurements: Length: 4" Width: 1" Height: 4" OVERALL GOOD CONDITION (7 /10 or B ) Accessories: None Signs of Wear: Front...
Dior Pink Monogram Trotter Compact Wallet 117da76
By Christian Dior
Located in Dix hills, NY
Date Code/Serial Number: 02-LU-1016 Made In: Italy Measurements: Length: 4" Width: .75" Height: 3.75" OVERALL VERY GOOD CONDITION ( 8/10 or AB ) Signs of Wear: Exterior Canvas:...
Dior Blue Monogram Trotter Saddle Compact Wallet 11dior119
By Christian Dior
Located in Dix hills, NY
Date Code/Serial Number: TR1002 Made In: Italy Measurements: Length: 3.5" Width: .5" Height: 3" OVERALL GOOD CONDITION ( 7/10 or B ) Signs of Wear: Exterior Canvas: minor fading...
Christian Dior Black Leather 30 Montaigne CD Logo Compact Wallet
By Christian Dior
Located in Rome, Rome
Embrace the timeless elegance of the House of Dior with this exquisite 30 Montaigne Compact Wallet.
DIOR Blue Monogram Trotter D Charm Compact Wallet 1D726K
By Christian Dior
Located in Dix hills, NY
Date Code/Serial Number: MC1001 Made In: Spain Measurements: Length: 4" Width: 1" Height: 4" OVERALL GOOD CONDITION (7/10 or B ) Accessories: None Signs of Wear: Fro...
Dior Pink Monogram Trotter Girly Chic Compact 872935 Wallet
By Christian Dior
Located in Dix hills, NY
Width (inch) : 4.13 inch(approx) Width (cm) : 10.5 cm(approx) Height (inch) : 4.13 inch(approx) Height (cm) : 10.5 cm(approx) Depth (inch) : 0.78 inch(approx) Depth (cm) : 2 cm(...
Dior Navy Blue Monogram Trotter Saddle Compact Wallet 15da624
By Christian Dior
Located in Dix hills, NY
Date Code/Serial Number: MC 1002 Made In: Spain Measurements: Length: 4.4" Width: .75" Height: 4" OVERALL GOOD CONDITION ( 7/10 or B ) Signs of Wear: Exterior Canvas: Very Mino...
CHRISTIAN DIOR Extremely Rare Blue Crystal Compact & Lipstick Holder c 1960
By Christian Dior
Located in University City, MO
CHRISTIAN DIOR France extremely rare vanity compact & lipstick holder c 1960 The opulent vanity compact is encrusted with a collection of glittering blue crystals in various shapes ...
Christian Dior Cannage Lambskin Lady Dior Chain Pouch
By Christian Dior
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
The Lady Dior pouch is a compact yet spacious companion. Crafted in latte lambskin with Cannage stitching, it is embellished with a 'D.I.O.R.' charm for a chic and timeless allure.
Christian Dior Vintage Blue Leather Shoulder Crossbody Bag
By Christian Dior
Located in Rome, Rome
Crafted in smooth blue leather, this compact bag captures Dior's timeless approach to femininity-polished, understated, and effortlessly chic.
Christian Dior Blue Monogram Oblique Saddle Card Coin Wallet
By Christian Dior
Located in Rome, Rome
The asymmetric flap with a snap button closure adds a modern twist, while the signature metal D-shaped stirrup clasp on the front pays homage to Dior's renowned Saddle collection. Co...
LIMITED EDITION Christian Dior by John Galliano Embroidery Saddle Bag & Mirror
By John Galliano for Christian Dior, Christian Dior
Located in Switzerland, CH
Stunning shiny burgundy-colored silk Gold-Tone Hardware, engraved with CD Dior's logo "D" in front, engraved with CD Chain-Link handle with signature "CD" letters Dior lo...
Dior Black Cannage Leather Lady Dior Compact Wallet
By Christian Dior
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Convenient and stylish, this Dior wallet showcases an exceptional design. Created from leather with Cannage motifs, the branded charms at the side mark its exclusiveness, and it is e...
Dior Red Cannage Leather Miss Dior Compact Wallet
By Christian Dior
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
This wallet is conveniently designed for everyday use. It comes with a well-structured interior for you to neatly arrange your cards and cash. This stylish piece is complete with a s...
Dior Red Cannage Leather Miss Dior Compact Wallet
By Christian Dior
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
This wallet is conveniently designed for everyday use. It comes with a well-structured interior for you to neatly arrange your cards and cash. This stylish piece is complete with a s...
Dior Black Studded Leather Lady Dior Compact French Wallet
By Christian Dior
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
The exquisite Dior French wallet is a lovely creation to secure your belongings with grace and comfort. The studded black leather wallet opens on one side with a flap. The other side...
Dior Burgundy Cannage Leather Lady Dior Compact French Wallet
By Christian Dior
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
This designer wallet is an immaculate balance of sophistication and rational utility. It has been designed using prime quality materials and elevated by a sleek finish. The creation ...
Dior Black Cannage Quilted Leather Lady Dior Compact French Wallet
By Christian Dior
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
An emblematic creation coming from the House of Dior, this Lady Dior wallet exemplifies charm and luxury in every way. Crafted from black Cannage quilted leather, this wallet is embe...
Dior White/Brown Oblique Canvas and Leather Street Chic Compact Wallet
By Christian Dior
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
This Dior compact wallet in Oblique canvas and leather combines meticulous construction with ageless style.
Dior Grey Cannage Leather Granville Polochon Satchel
By Christian Dior
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Look like a glam diva as you head out carrying this stunner from the house of Dior. Compact and practical, this Polochon Satchel is designed from a classic grey cannage leather and d...
Dior Black Patent Leather Compact Wallet
By Christian Dior
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Created from patent leather, this black wallet from Dior has a fine finish. The compact wallet features the Dior letter charms on the side and a band flap that opens to reveal a well...
Dior Tan Leather Diorling Compact Wallet
By Christian Dior
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Bringing elegance and class to your bag, this Diorling wallet by Dior is stylish and convenient. Featuring a lovely tan shade, this superb wallet is a stylish accessory. Your cards a...
Christian Dior Diorama Compact Flap Wallet Leather
By Christian Dior
Located in NY, NY
This Christian Dior Diorama Compact Flap Wallet Leather, crafted from gold leather, features exterior zip pocket and silver-tone hardware.
Dior Metallic Blue Patent Leather Compact Wallet
By Christian Dior
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Created from monogram patent leather, this Dior wallet is an accessory of utility. Its compartmentalized interior will keep your monetary valuables organized and its compact design w...
Dior Black Oblique Canvas Trifold Compact Wallet
By Christian Dior
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
It features black-tone hardware and its compact size makes it easy to carry around.
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.