Dior Beaded Mini Saddle Bag
$6,350.00
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$6,350.00
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Dior Beaded Mini Saddle Bag
$6,350.00
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Description
Wearable art in the form of fashion's most recognizable silhouette.
The Saddle needs little introduction. Born in 1999 and reborn in 2018 under Maria Grazia Chiuri, it remains one of the most coveted It-bags ever made. But this is no ordinary Saddle.
This piece comes from Dior's Fall 2018 runway, the collection that reintroduced the Saddle to the world. Chiuri built the whole collection around May 1968: the Paris student uprisings, the feminist movement, fashion as protest. The Saddle came back as a part of that: a cross-body marker for "an army of women" styled like a uniform of unified strength.
Every inch of this piece is covered in dense, hand-applied glass beadwork and embroidery. Raised beaded tassels catch the light across the flap, giving the surface a tactile, almost textile dimensionality that flat embroidery never achieves. This is the kind of artisanal labor that Dior reserves for its most exceptional productions and its runway pieces, and it reads as couture object as much as a handbag. Chiuri described the Saddle as a chameleon that adapts to anything.
It arrives with two ways to wear it: the signature black leather strap with antiqued gold buckle, and a wide bohemian woven strap embroidered in coordinating tones and studded with antiqued silver medallions.
Details
- Brand: Christian Dior
- Style: Mini Saddle Bag
- Collection: Fall 2018 (Runway)
- Material: Canvas with multicolor glass bead embroidery and beaded tassels
- Hardware: Antiqued gold-tone (bag); antiqued silver medallions (embroidered strap)
- Dimensions: 19 x 15 x 6 cm (W x H x D)
- Condition: Excellent
- Includes original box and dust bag
- Entrupy Certificate of Authenticity
Authenticity Guarantee
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Shipping
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Returns & final sale
Each piece is one of a kind, so all sales are final. Orders may be cancelled from your account within 15 minutes of purchase, or by emailing us any time before your order is dispatched. Cancelled orders are refunded less non-refundable payment processing fees. Once a piece has shipped, the sale is final.
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