{"id":67005,"date":"2022-11-02T17:21:57","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T17:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=67005"},"modified":"2022-11-02T17:21:57","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T17:21:57","slug":"dior-new-lady-dior-art-project-handbags","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/dior-new-lady-dior-art-project-handbags\/","title":{"rendered":"Dior Unveils the Latest Handbag Desgins from the Lady Dior Art Project"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brian Calvin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Lady Dior handbag has gone down in fashion history as one of the most iconic and coveted accessories of all time thanks to a famous early fan, Princess Diana. The style debuted in 1995 and was originally called the \u201cChouchou,\u201d or \u201cFavorite\u201d in French. After the First Lady of France, Bernadette Chirac, gifted the People\u2019s Princess the purse, the royal carried it so often, including to the 1996 Met Gala, it eventually became better known as the \u201cLady Dior\u201d bag.<\/p>\n

Over 25 years later, the design \u2014 with its signature structured boxy shape, \u201cDIOR\u201d charm and Cannage topstitching \u2014 remains a classic and one of the most recognizable styles from the maison.<\/p>\n

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Diana, Princess of Wales at Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art for a benefit ball.
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The bag\u2019s roots are a nod to Christian Dior himself. The easy-to recognize quilted design was inspired by Napoleon III chairs guests perched on during the brand\u2019s very first fashion show in 1947. Now, Dior\u2019s creative director, Maria Grazia Chiuri, revamps the design each season with new materials, embellishments and sizes.<\/p>\n

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Brian Calvin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The brand gave the bags an especially modern flair in 2016 when it tapped a select group of creatives to reinterpret the Lady Dior handbag with their own artistic visions. The results were so inspiring that Dior is about to release its seventh edition of the Dior Lady Art project featuring collaborations with 11 artists from around the world: Brian Calvin and Alex Gardner (California); Shara Hughes (New York); Dorothy Iannone (America, Berlin-based); Ghada Amer (Egypt); Sara Cwynar (Canada, Brooklyn-based); Minjung Kim (South Korea, based in France, Italy and USA); Zhenya Machneva (Russia); Fran\u00e7oise P\u00e9trovitch (France); Wang Yuyang (China); and Bouthanyna Al Muftah (Qatar).<\/p>\n

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Fran\u00e7oise P\u00e9trovitch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Alex Gardner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Each artist brought their own sense of creativity and signature aesthetics to their designs to pay tribute to the savoir-faire of the brand. There are surrealist and pop art takes by Calvin, figurative artwork featuring a pair of hands by Gardner and a playful aviary-inspired interpretation by P\u00e9trovitch, who reimagined the bag\u2019s signature charm in the form of a bird. Some playful adornments include ruffles from Al Muftah and Machneva\u2019s tasseled appliqu\u00e9s. As a special bonus, each contributor extended their work into the bag with a poetic surprise.<\/p>\n

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Shara Hughes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There will be a pre-launch selection of new Lady Dior Art pieces available this month followed by the full global launch in January. dior.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Read GRAZIA Gazette: Art Basel, Edition 1:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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