Condition: Vintage Very Good; Appealing patina with light age wear — soft corners, slight hardware dulling. Shows wear consistent with age and a life well-lived.
What an iconic handbag! Some bags are accessories. This one is history.
This is the original Lady Dior. Not a modern reissue. Not a later iteration. The bag that Princess Diana carried — black lambskin cannage with gold hardware — from the exact production window of her most iconic appearances with it.
The details confirm the era: "Christian Dior" heat stamp (not the later "Dior" abbreviation), Made in Italy, oval CD monogram zipper pull alongside the D-I-O-R letter charms — hardware details specific to the mid-1990s transitional period. No date code, consistent with pre-coding system production.
Dior introduced date codes in the late 1990s. This bag predates that system.
Carried exclusively by the top handles — as Princess Diana wore it. The crossbody strap is a later addition to the design; this original era bag predates it.
Dimensions: 9.5 inch(W) x 8 inch(H) x 4.5 inch(D).
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