The story behind the myth
Telling the story of the handbag Lady Dior to lovers of luxury bags, it’s like telling a fairy tale to little girls: it puts stars in their eyes! Favorite, for those close to you (or rather for designers Dior), is a bag that was born in 1994. But it was in 1995 that the young accessory saw his destiny turned upside down. Bernadette Chirac, at the time First Lady of France, contacted the House of Dior for a singular request: their mission, if they accept it (spoiler alert: they accepted it), is to create a handbag which will be offered to the Princess Diana during an official visit to Paris. The idea of putting the expertise from luxury leather goods in the spotlight at the diplomatic level is not new, and it will be copied later: from Margaret Thatcher receiving a handbag from the American Secretary of State in 1988 to sac Givenchy offered by Brigitte Macron to Melania Trump in 2018, it would almost make us hesitate to convert to politics!Dior then proposes the model Pet, renamed Princess for the occasion. The handbag features typical details of the House: canework inspired by the chairs from the first fashion shows Dior, charms reminiscent of the lucky charms dear to Christian Dior or even very chic rounded handles. The bag, which looks like a mini shopping bag, is offered at Lady Di during exposure to Large Palace. Your crush is immediate!
A royal destiny
The least we can say is that Princess Diana honored her gift! From that day on, she was photographed dozens of times wearing the sac Lady Dior during his travels around the globe. From a visit to Argentina to the very glamorous Met Gala in New York, the accessory Dior sees the country. Very quickly, we snatched up this handbag, like everything the Princess of Hearts wears or touches. There House of Dior decides to rename the model “ Lady Dior », who then experienced a destiny as royal as that which inspired its name. This legendary handbag caused sales to soar, and it is still one of the Parisian Maison's biggest successes today.25 years in the spotlight
This makes it possible to evaluate the success of a luxury bag ? Just look at how many times it has been revisited and by whom! THE Lady Dior has since its launch been reinterpreted dozens of times: first of all by the artistic directors of the House, who added a strap to the handbag or more recently retro embroideries, but also by great international artists invited by Dior. You will find some of these models and many other Dior bags on thea Vintega vintage bag shop !Whatever the version – original or revisited – the Lady Dior started in the spotlight, and he got a taste for it! Mini model for Emma Roberts, or gold for Kylie Minogue: the trendy little handbag is perfect for every evening. With its very characteristic style, it never goes unnoticed.
Finally, like any bag of luxury leather goods, it was necessary to Lady Dior muses at the height of her aura, and who agreed to take on the difficult baton from Princess Diana. Challenge taken up by the House of Dior, who was able to bring together women as inspiring and elegant as the Lady behind this bag! From Carla Bruni to Monica Bellucci without forgetting Diane Kruger, the model has brand representatives. More recently, you have surely daydreamed about the magnificent promotional short films featuring the current muse of the Lady Dior, actress Marion Cotillard.
