At the moment, Dior is in a holding pattern. Spring 2016 was Raf Simons’s last season as the brand’s creative director and parent company LVMH has yet to name his replacement; there was a similar gap between Simons’s appointment and the ouster of predecessor John Galliano. Dior has a history and heritage like few others in the luxury market, and that means the house design team can sustain it for a bit while the brand’s executives make sure they make the right hire–no one’s going to forget about Dior just because the brand was relatively quiet for six months or a year.
Luckily, Simons’s time with the brand gave the house team a huge, strong foundation upon which to work in his absence. Pre-Fall 2016 includes beautiful new iterations of the popular Lady Dior and Diorama Bags, as well as new Diorever Totes, which was Simons’s last big bag debut. The lineup also includes multiple versions of two new additions, the simple, pretty Blossom Tote and the more complicated Stardust Backpack, both of which come in two different sizes. Neither is a revelation, but they both attractive options that help flesh out the line and give shoppers something new to consider.
Check out the full Pre-Fall 2016 Dior handbag lookbook below.
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Christian Dior Baby Diorama Pouch
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Christian Dior Blossom Tote
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Christian Dior Blossom Tote
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Christian Dior Blossom Tote
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Christian Dior Diorama Bag
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Christian Dior Diorama Bag
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Christian Dior Diorama Bag
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Christian Dior Diorama Chain Wallet
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Christian Dior Diorama Chain Wallet
The Inspiration: “I wished to suggest a new girl. A woman with power and energy in a really definite way. This year is much less about the leisure of this backyard and much more concerning the speed of the city. I am attracted to the fact of the urban universe,” Raf Simons told Grazia.The Look: Arguably his best collection for Dior, Raf Simons did away with all the heavy embellishments of seasons past and concentrated rather than tailoring and playing proportions, as he did his best collections for Jil Sander. The result was amplified with the designer’s vivid colour palette, which comprised pink, pink, emerald, red, blue, fuchsia, yellow and a lot more vibrant colors and created to get a slew of stunning looks that successfully demonstrated off the beautiful silhouettes.
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Christian Dior Diorever Alligator Tote
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Christian Dior Alligator Tote
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Christian Dior Diorever Tote
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Christian Dior Diorever Tote
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Christian Dior Evening Pouch
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Christian Dior Lady Dior Alligator Bag
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Christian Dior Lady Dior Bag
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Christian Dior Mini Blossom Tote
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Christian Dior Mini Blossom Tote
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Christian Dior Mini Blossom Tote
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Christian Dior Mini Blossom Tote
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Christian Dior Mini Lady Dior Bag
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Christian Dior Mini Lady Dior Bag
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Christian Dior Miss Dior Promenade Pouch
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Christian Dior Miss Dior Promenade Pouch
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Christian Dior Small Stardust Backpack
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Christian Dior Small Stardust Backpack
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Christian Dior Small Ultradior Tote
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Christian Dior Stardust Backpack
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Christian Dior Stardusk Backpack
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Christian Dior Stardust Backpack
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Christian Dior Stardust Backpack
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Christian Dior Stardust Backpack