Instantly recognizable, entirely iconic, inspired by haute couture, the Lady Dior bag, was born in Dior’s workshops in 1995, and made famous in 1996 when princess Diana took a serious liking to the unique accessory during a visit to Paris.
Elegant and handmade, The Lady Dior gestures to the house’s seventy-year history while making a bold break with the trends that dominated the time of its inception. Its signature cannage stitching, Padded leather cushions, mirrored facets, and charms made with a layer of fine silver or gold only compound its timeless sophistication. The attention to detail is likewise unheralded: even the handle is a perfect arch, symbolizing all that is feminine and stylish about the house.
Last year, the house invited a handful of British and American Artists to reimagine the iconic accessory with a limited-edition run. After the project’s Runaway success, the house has doubled down on the idea and made it even more diverse and creative, this year inviting ten celebrated artists from around the world and of all different ages and backgrounds to reimagine the famous bag.
Once again, the house gave Carte blanche to the artists to transpose their creative genius into Dior’s leather working language. Everything from the bag’s fabric to its charms to its size, color, jewelry, handles, and stitching were all adjusted to the artists’ specifications, their distinctive imaginations given total reign.
