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The new series of Dior Talks – hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman – is dedicated to the eagerly anticipated ninth edition of Dior Lady Art. Eleven global artists have been invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique piece of art.In the latest episode, Peruvian artist Sara Flores approaches the Lady Dior as a global canvas to promote Kené, the ancient visual language of the Shipibo-Conibo people, indigenous to the Ucayali River in the Peruvian Amazon. Traditionally applied as body painting and on ceramic and textiles intended for clothing, using local plant-based pigments such as turmeric and annatto, the painstaking artistic practice of Kené is passed down by mothers to daughters. Flores' intricate geometric paintings of labyrinths, images that come to her in visions triggered by psychoactive plants grown in the jungle, reflect the complex interconnected web of life found within the Amazonian rainforest. For Dior Lady Art, Flores celebrates the traditions of her people with two unique handbags directly inspired by her Kené designs, crafted from vegan pineapple leather and tocuyo cotton hand-painted with vegetal dyes. The first, a medium-sized model, features a handle adorned with a cosmic serpent, its surface sparkling with a constellation of black beads, while the second, a mini bag, is embellished with a maze of shimmering silver gems. Also embroidered with a serpentine motif, the bags convey the concept of spiritual healing through the intentional paths traced by the strokes. These remarkable pieces do more than just captivate the eye, they engage the senses, shedding light on the enduring legacy of ancient cultural traditions as they carry a message of respect for the natural world.  Download the episode to learn more about Sara Flores' universe and the Dior Lady Art experience.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The new series of Dior Talks – hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman – is dedicated to the eagerly anticipated ninth edition of Dior Lady Art. Eleven global artists have been invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique piece of art.Our latest guest, the celebrated Chinese artist Liang Yuanwei, takes the bag's status as an emblem of artisanal craftsmanship with rich cultural connotations to new heights, interweaving references to her impasto “Golden Notes” series and Ru ware from the Song dynasty. Blending ancient and new techniques, her captivating Lady Dior resembles a porcelain object, with the artist's textured brushstrokes evoking crackles in the glaze. Layered with symbolism, the bag's edges in antique gold metal echo traditional gilding techniques, while its color recalls the signature celadon green shade of Ru ware.Its creation required a series of painstaking processes. The artist's calligraphic brushstrokes, which differ in power and do not overlay the other, were reproduced in resin using a 3D printing process before being broken into pieces, like a puzzle, and then recomposed on a velvet base.Download the episode to learn more about the artist's fascinating Dior Lady Art journey and how this experimental process, and collaborating with the House's artisans, has impacted her creative approach.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The new series of Dior Talks – hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman – is dedicated to the eagerly anticipated ninth edition of Dior Lady Art. Eleven global artists have been invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique piece of art.For our latest guest, the American artist Vaughn Spann, collaborating on Dior Lady Art meant a change of scale. Adopting a conceptual approach, the New Jersey-based talent recalibrated details from a selection of his monumental works for three distinctive day-to-night variations of the Lady Dior that capture the signature otherworldly colors, materiality and feel of the original works.Spann's color-blocked red and black “Flame” Lady Dior has a richly textured, fiery, volcanic feel, while for the “Dalmatian” design, gridded, spotted abstractions offer a graphic twist on the bag's signature motifs. Meanwhile, for his “Marked Man” Lady Dior, a giant opaque “X” motif floats on a sheer pink plexiglass base topped by a retro briefcase handle, playfully blurring masculine-feminine codes. Embodying a cross-pollination of fashion and art, the contemporary creations are designed to accompany the wearer on different occasions, whether to a gala, a nightclub or on a ski trip, offering the opportunity to live with the artist's paintings in a more compact and intimate way.Download the episode to learn more about Spann's universe and Dior Lady Art journey.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

La nouvelle série Dior Talks, présentée par la journaliste parisienne Katya Foreman, met à l'honneur la très attendue neuvième édition de Dior Lady Art. Pour l'occasion, onze artistes de renommée internationale ont été invités à réinterpréter l'emblématique sac Lady Dior et à en faire une œuvre d'art unique.Passionné de nature, tout comme Monsieur Dior, notre invité est l'artiste Duy Anh Nhan Duc, né au Vietnam et installé à Paris. Véritable poète botanique, il crée des installations éthérées en utilisant des mauvaises herbes et des fleurs sauvages, capturant l'essence d'un univers enchanteur. L'artiste récolte ces plantes oubliées autour de son atelier au Pré-Saint-Gervais, celles qui poussent entre les fissures des trottoirs et qui rappellent les jeux de son enfance. Parmi elles, salsifis, chardons, blé, trèfles et akènes de pissenlit qui, lorsqu'on souffle dessus, s'envolent en une myriade de graines. Ces végétaux sont ensuite minutieusement séchés dans son atelier avant d'être intégrés à ses œuvres, dans une exploration fascinante des cycles de la vie et de la fragilité de l'instant présent.Pour Dior Lady Art, l'artiste a transposé sa passion des plantes sauvages sur un Lady Dior immaculé, alliant simplicité organique et élégance virtuose. Une profusion de plantes en relief orne le cuir vegan, rehaussée par des broderies délicates. En lieu et place du cannage emblématique, un treillis métallique finement travaillé symbolise un jardin ouvert à tous. Le sac se pare également de branches dorées en métal précieux et cache un secret : un talisman unique, une graine de pissenlit dorée et préservée à jamais dans une goutte de résine.Découvrez cet épisode pour plonger dans l'univers fascinant de l'art végétal de Duy Anh Nhan Duc.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The new series of Dior Talks – hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman – is dedicated to the eagerly anticipated ninth edition of Dior Lady Art. Eleven global artists have been invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique piece of art.A lover of nature like Monsieur Dior himself, our latest guest is the Vietnam-born, Paris-based artist Duy Anh Nhan Duc, a green-fingered poet who creates ethereal installations composed of common weeds and wildflowers, forming the essence of his enchanting universe. The artist collects them near his studio in Le Pré-Saint-Gervais, focusing on the “forgotten plants” that push through the cracks of sidewalks – the type he would play with as a child – from salsifies, thistles and wheat to clover and dandelion puffballs that, when blown, disperse into an explosion of seeds. He then painstakingly dries them in his studio to use in his works, weaving a fascinating dialogue from the cycles of life, focusing on the fragility of the moment.For Dior Lady Art, the artist imprints his passion for wild plants onto a pristine white Lady Dior, fusing organic simplicity with virtuoso elegance. A profusion of plants embossed into vegan leather is enhanced by delicate embroidery, while in lieu of the iconic cannage quilting, a delicate wire trellis is partly exposed, symbolizing a garden that is open to all. Adorned with contrasting golden branches crafted from gilded metal, the bag also contains a hidden surprise: the secret talisman of a gold-embellished dandelion, captured in a drop of resin for all eternity.Download the episode to learn more about Duy Anh Nhan Duc's remarkable vegetal artistry.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The new series of Dior Talks – hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman – is dedicated to t ninth edition of Dior Lady Art. Eleven global artists have been invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique piece of art.Collaborating with Dior Lady Art for a second consecutive season, artist Jeffrey Gibson, a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and Cherokee descent, returns with a piece inspired by his 2017 punching-bag sculpture “LOVE IS THE DRUG,” themed around the complexities of loving and being loved. An advocate of artisans, materials, pattern and adornment, the New York-based artist – known for his ultra-colorful works that combine traditional Native American craftsmanship with a bold, almost psychedelic aesthetic – also plays with texts and slogans, embracing the power of speech as he celebrates the forgotten and the marginalized. Thus, his latest Lady Dior is fully beaded on one side, with the word “Love” repeated three times in a signature LCD-style font, while the other is loaded with over 70 jangling 3D-printed hearts. “Being a person of color traveling around the world – I've lived in London, South Korea, Germany and different states in the United States – I think I've really always paid attention to how people dress themselves and adorn themselves,” says the artist. “I'm really interested in different kind of movements, whether it's feminist movements, LGBTQ movements or Indigenous liberation movements, and the ways that we codify that in how we dress.”Download the episode to learn more about Jeffrey Gibson's fascinating universe.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The new series of Dior Talks – hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman – is dedicated to the eagerly anticipated ninth edition of Dior Lady Art. Eleven global artists have been invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique piece of art. Our latest guest is artist Hayal Pozanti, who explores dreaming as a collective power to create a new reality. The Turkish-born, US-based artist lives in Manchester in rural Vermont, a town surrounded by forest-covered mountains, endless lakes and rivers and waterfalls and greenery. Drawing on the tradition of plein air painting, Pozanti creates preliminary pastel sketches during hikes which she transforms into large-scale landscapes, painting with oil sticks, her fingers, her hands and body. The artist draws upon her experiences of the natural world, her dreams and her intuitions, directing the gaze towards a fictional elsewhere that feels irresistibly real. For Dior Lady Art, Pozanti has created three Lady Dior bags inspired by her art and travels into the heart of the mountains. The first two designs feature details drawn from her passion for trekking: sheepskin inserts reminiscent of the lining of hiking boots, custom carabiners hand-crafted by the Dior Ateliers and feet recalling the star-shaped tips of walking poles. The iconic “D, I, O, R” charms are translated into hieroglyphs conceived by the artist.  Based on a painting Pozanti created on a beach during a full moon, the third model is a clutch painted with a nocturnal panorama and embroidered with comet-like trails of rhinestones; the interior is covered with mirrors, offering a reflection of oneself and the earth. “It's a painting that encompasses all that is magic about our world,” says the artist. Download the episode to learn more about Hayal Pozanti's fascinating universe.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Ever wondered what it takes to authenticate a luxury handbag? Join us as we sit down with Dani Smith, the Senior Authentication Specialist at What Goes Around Comes Around, who pulls back the curtain on the world of vintage luxury goods. Dani shares her fascinating experiences with iconic brands like Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and Gucci, including an unforgettable Karl Lagerfeld retrospective. We explore the unique advantages of in-person shopping at the Soho and Beverly Hills storefronts, where the tactile experience and expert guidance offer something that online platforms simply can't replicate. Dani also walks us through the complexities of authenticating luxury handbags, highlighting the challenges of transitional periods in brand history. You'll hear an intriguing tale of a Chanel bag that baffled customers for over a year due to its unusual features, underscoring the importance of education for buyers and authenticators. We dive into the rich history and cultural significance of luxury handbags, giving a nod to how brands like Louis Vuitton revolutionized travel with the introduction of the zipper. It's a deep dive into the meticulous world of handbag authentication and the legacy of luxury brands.In our final segment, we navigate the intricate dynamics of the luxury handbag market, discussing how platforms like Fashionphile balance iconic and emerging brands. Dani sheds light on the impact of market trends and scandals on brand perception, with examples like Nancy Gonzalez and Balenciaga. We also discuss investing in classic luxury pieces, such as Chanel's classic flaps, Dior's saddle, and Lady Dior bags. Through captivating anecdotes, including Christina Ricci selling her bags during her divorce, we explore the financial safety net that collecting valuable handbags can provide. Don't miss this comprehensive look into the world of luxury handbags, filled with expert insights and compelling stories.Follow Dani: https://www.whatgoesaroundnyc.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/dani-smith-436b38131/Shop Handbag Designer 101 Merch: https://www.emilyblumenthal.com/category/all-products Register for the Handbag Designer 101 Masterclass: https://www.emilyblumenthal.com/challenge-page/Masterclass Book a handbag session with Emily: https://www.emilyblumenthal.com/ Hire Emily to be a guest speaker at your event: https://www.emilyblumenthal.com/speaking Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/HandbagDesigner101-IHDA Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/handbagdesigner/ Follow me on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@handbagdesigner Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/handbagdesigner

En el episodio 88 del podcast "More Than Mamis", tuvimos el placer de entrevistar a Loretana Guerrero, una mujer extraordinaria que está en la dulce espera de su bebé, ya con 29 semanas de embarazo. Esta conversación fue una mezcla encantadora de anécdotas personales, consejos prácticos sobre la maternidad y el lujo de las carteras, además de insights sobre el branding y la vida cotidiana de una madre en gestación. Comenzamos hablando de carteras, un tema fascinante para nosotras y, claramente, también para Loretana. Ella compartió una historia entrañable sobre su padre, quien siempre ha sido un apasionado del lujo, no solo por las marcas, sino por la calidad de los materiales, como las pieles exóticas. Nos contó cómo en 1955, una cartera que costaba $50 era una suma considerable, lo cual refleja cómo ha cambiado el valor del dinero y la percepción del lujo a lo largo de los años. Loretana explicó cómo algunas marcas, como Chanel y Hermès, han mantenido su valor e incluso han aumentado significativamente en el mercado de reventa. Por ejemplo, mencionó que su Chanel comprada el año pasado ha duplicado su precio. Esto, para ella, es una prueba de que las inversiones en estas marcas pueden ser más rentables que en bienes raíces, en términos de apreciación. Además de las reflexiones emocionales, Loretana ofreció consejos prácticos sobre cómo gestionar la maternidad y el lujo de manera inteligente. Nos habló de su equipo de personal shoppers, que le ayudan a encontrar las mejores piezas de lujo, y de cómo ella misma ha aprendido a valorar no solo la marca, sino la experiencia completa de comprar y poseer artículos de alta calidad. Por ejemplo, ella recomienda la "wallet and chain" de YSL por su versatilidad y calidad, así como la "Lady Dior" con su strap que permite llevarla de lado. Estos detalles muestran su profundo conocimiento y apreciación por el lujo. Loretana también nos compartió cómo ha logrado equilibrar su vida profesional y personal, especialmente durante el embarazo. Con su negocio, donde es la cara visible, ha tenido que aprender a delegar y confiar en su equipo. A pesar de los desafíos, ha encontrado una manera de mantener su autenticidad y seguir siendo una presencia inspiradora para sus seguidores y clientes. En resumen, este episodio de "More Than Mamis" con Loretana Guerrero fue una mezcla perfecta de historias personales, consejos prácticos y reflexiones profundas. Fue un recordatorio de que, ya sea en el mundo del lujo, el branding, la comida o la maternidad, siempre hay algo nuevo que aprender y apreciar. Nuevos episodios Lunes 09:00am [Miami] Redes sociales de la invitada: https://www.instagram.com/loretanagb/ Síguenos en nuestras redes sociales https://www.instagram.com/morethanmamis https://www.instagram.com/michelleposada https://www.instagram.com/antosports ➡️ El restaurante de Michi: https://www.thehonestroots.com/ ➡️ Nuestro té detox favorito, el carb blocker, y todos los productos MICHI'S WELLNESS puedes adquirirlos en https://michiswellness.com. PROMO CODE: morethanmamis10 ➡️ Merch Mano Tengo Fe ! https://antosports.us/ ➡️ Activa tu sistema inmune con 4life https://4l.media/Productos4Life Code 20off ➡️ ¿Quieres resetear tu mente? Ingresa a https://www.certificacionpnl.com/ ➡️¿CUENTAS CON SEGURO? Te recomendamos EDURANGO INSURANCE, una agencia de seguros presente en 29 estados con opciones de cobertura flexibles que se ajustan a tu presupuesto. No es necesario comprometer tus finanzas para estar protegido. Más info en https://www.edurangoinsurance.com/ Instagram: @edurangoinsurance Outfits @otaymazerpadesigns Estilismo @bwsalonspa Producción Ejecutiva: Michelle Posada Antonella González Producción General: Antonella González Michelle Posada Edición: Edgar Miranda Agencia Digital: Weplash Agency @wplash Grabado en Gradvity Studios Miami, FL @gradvity Optimización: https://www.instagram.com/miravisiontv/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the Dior Talks podcast series dedicated to the eighth edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this highly-anticipated edition, 12 artists from around the world were invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique piece of art. With his 360-degree vision of the art world, as a gallerist and curator, our latest guest, the renowned Chinese contemporary artist Xu Zhen, combines installation, video, painting and performance in a singular, inventive universe that explores subjects ranging from socio-political taboos to consumerism and the principles of the art market. The artist's fascinating works subvert – not without irony – notions of artisanship and originality (relative to mass production), as well as concepts of ownership and globalization in the digital age. He thwarts and questions their effects on the art market, making visible certain dissonances and the resulting absence of logic. For Dior, the conceptual artist, who has exhibited at a number of prestigious art institutions and biennales internationally, including the Venice Biennale, MoMA PS1 in New York and the Hayward Gallery in London, wanted to reflect on the value and meaning of discourse. Inspired by his “Metal Language” series – and made of transparent plexiglass and mirror-effect printed fabric – his two versions of the Lady Dior are adorned with golden and silver phrases and exclamations applied on a reflective surface to evoke a screen. The words are edged with gold and silver chains, like speech bubbles, serving as symbols of the emptiness of a languagethat no longer has any real functionality.Tune in to the episode to learn more about the artist's playful and thought-provoking concept behind the bags.

Welcome to the Dior Talks podcast series dedicated to the eighth edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this highly-anticipated edition, 12 artists from around the world were invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique piece of art. In this new episode, we immerse ourselves in the poetic universe of Mircea Cantor, an internationally renowned Romanian artist whose works, suspended between dream and reality, lucidly reflect his commitment to contemporary society. Cantor's singular vision is embodied in a polymorphous practice that utilizes a variety of media, such as video, animation, sculpture, drawing, photography and performance but also collaborations with artisans for the conception of unprecedented installations, with a view to broadening the field of knowledge through this savoir-faire. Awarded the Marcel Duchamp Prize in 2011, his works are presented in prestigious international collections, notably the Pompidou Center in Paris, the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington.The artist's protean approach plays out in two Lady Dior creations that feature bewitching optical effects, textures and perspectives. Dressed by turns in black or beige leather, they are adorned with captivating embroidery evoking the beauty of the garden of Eden, filled with flowers of every variety, inspired by a traditional gilet from western Romania. In contrast, the graphic lines of the bag's cannage motif are highlighted by leather cord, an essential element of embroidery and leatherwork symbolizing connection, transmission and continuity. Completing the designs, the handles bear the words “make heaven out of what you have” – in French, English and Romanian – a true artist's manifesto, while the charms are reinvented in an elaborate golden version, borrowed from the lexicon of jewelry. As a finishing touch, the inside of each bag contains a hand-designed silk scarf signed by Cantor as well as a logbook annotated by the artist.Tune in to the episode to learn more about the genesis of this exceptional project.

Welcome to the Dior Talks podcast series dedicated to the eighth edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this highly-anticipated edition, 12 artists from around the world were invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique work of art. In this latest episode, we plunge into the esoteric, cosmic universe of Mariko Mori. Operating in another realm spanning the past, present and future, the internationally acclaimed Japanese artist through her futuristic multidisciplinary works blurs the lines between art and technology, exploring themes including life, death and rebirth, prehistory, the cosmos and spirituality. For Dior Lady Art, Mori used her signature dichroic vacuum deposition and lenticular techniques to take the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a new dimension, harnessing her mastery of light, which she describes as “an inner source for all living things.” Seemingly inhabited by light which shifts as the bag is moved, the first of three bags features an inner landscape inspired by the ālaya, the eighth consciousness in Buddhism. The second – in a small format – celebrates Dior heritage through an emblematic white bow made from an innovative fabric that lights up in an array of select colors in a crafted sequence. The final design with its compact, minaudière dimensions, resembles a rainbow-colored bubble, evoking a space-time capsule on which the "O" of the "D.I.O.R." charms is transformed into a model of the artist's monumental sculptural installation, “Ring: One With Nature.” As a final surprise, the bags' interiors are dressed in a unique shade of delicate pink, heightening the bag's feminine essence.Tune in to the episode to learn more about the artist's fascinating world.

Welcome to the Dior Talks podcast series dedicated to the eighth edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this highly-anticipated edition, 12 artists from around the world were invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique piece of art. Known for her colorful, lush, light and airy botanical paintings, our latest guest artist, Michaela Yearwood-Dan, much like Monsieur Dior in his time, has a passion for flora and fauna. Through her visually striking abstract works, the multifaceted British artist questions norms and celebrates singularities, recounting the present through a reading of the past.Switching scales, for Dior Lady Art, the London-based artist wanted to immortalize a site-specific curved mural she made in 2022 for a new LGBTQ+ art hub created by Queercircle, London. Titled “Let Me Hold You”, the monumental work, which covered the entire space, symbolized holding the community, creating a sense of sanctuary for visitors. Playing with texture, patterning, fabrics and beading, and incorporating her signature collage technique, the artist transposed parts of the mural onto two unprecedented versions of the Lady Dior handbag. Using Dior savoir-faire of excellence, precious embroideries reproduce theeffects of materials adorning the artist's paintings, including ceramic pansy petals reinterpreted as metal adornments punctuating one of the exceptional models in a poetic deep blue shade. The emblematic ‘D.I.O.R.' charms are in turn revisited, sometimes in deep black, sometimes embellished with a leaf. Odes to the beauty of gestures play out in a powerful yet delicate universe imbued with messages of love and acceptance. Tune in to the episode to learn more about the artist's fascinating world. 

Welcome to the Dior Talks podcast series dedicated to the eighth edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this highly-anticipated edition, 12 artists from around the world were invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique piece of art. Bringing the joyous vibrancy of her work to the Lady Dior universe, LA-based artist Hilary Pecis is known for her color-drenched contemporary still-lifes capturing domestic settings, filled with cats, vases of flowers, stacks of books and other signs of everyday life, with references to art history. Her streetscapes and landscapes are imbued with the special light and visual codes of California.The artist approached the Lady Dior handbag as a three-dimensional canvas surface. Using the virtuoso savoir-faire of the Dior ateliers, she reinterpreted one of her paintings, “Botanical Garden,” depicting a lily pond and reflections from a domed glass ceiling.An ode to the beauty of the plant world so dear to Christian Dior, Pecis's Lady Dior is festooned with white lotuses and lily pads embroidered with a textured profusion of beads, sequins and rhinestones in all shades of green, as if they were growing off the bag, while the handle has a delightful organic “wobbliness” to it.The velvet-lined creation with its 3D volumes and ornate preciousness also holds personal symbolism, with tributes to her grandmother's collection of costume jewelry and accessories which she liked to dress up in as a child. “She also had an incredible handbag collection and I wanted to reimagine a Dior bag that would appeal to my six-year-old self and me today, as well as my grandma if she were still alive,” says Pecis. Tune in to the episode to learn more about the artist's colorful universe and the inspirations behind her Lady Dior bags. 

Welcome to the Dior Talks podcast series dedicated to the eighth edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this highly-anticipated edition, 12 artists from around the world were invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique work of art. “Class at its highest standard” is how our latest guest, Ludovic Nkoth, describes the Lady Dior. The New York-based artist, who was born and raised in Cameroon and moved to the United States at 13, is known for his intimate, vibrant, densely impastoed portraits that explore themes including the Black experience, displacement, the idea of self, power and culture.For Dior Lady Art, Ludovic Nkoth blends references to his “System” series with emblems evoking the history of Cameroon on striking black and white versions of the ‘Lady Dior.' Like a secret gallery, the bags' flaps open to reveal a lining bearing a grid of faces, while the iconic cannage quilting is dotted with red and black cowrie shells, which served as currency in pre-colonial Cameroon. Revealing a number of precious details borrowed from jewelry-making savoir-faire, small golden metal masks become charms on these captivating pieces that offer a window into his world.Tune in to the episode to hear all about the stories and symbols behind the artist's powerful Lady Dior creations.

Welcome to the Dior Talks podcast series dedicated to the eighth edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this highly-anticipated edition, 12 artists from around the world were invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique work of art. Bridging heritage and reinvention, New York-based Jeffrey Gibson dreams up multicolored works fusing traditional Native American craft techniques with a bold, almost psychedelic Pop aesthetic.Influenced by his peripatetic childhood, the multimedia artist curates a mash-up of aesthetic references, ranging from queer aesthetics to fashion, while exploring the power of the spoken word through phrases that resonate with his world, celebrating the forgotten and the marginalized through the prism of art.Adorned with patterned beadwork, partly inspired by the artist's iconic punching bag series, and tagged with the phrase “I can do whatever I choose,” the Lady Dior takes on an object sculpturalness. Working with Dior's petites-mains, Gibson used a mix of glass and beadwork of varying sizes to achieve different textures, offset with fluorescent neoprene and netting, while the handles are covered in rhinestones that give a Sixties vibe.A second small-format version of the iconic bag is embroidered with a face, the artist's emblem, with a stone for a nose, a 3D-printed shell mouth, and beaded eyes using elements from West Africa. The “D.I.O.R.” charms metamorphose into giant pixels, materializing the link between past and present.An extension of his artistic universe, the Lady Dior in Gibson's hands transforms into a multicolored totem for exploring the cultural realities of modern life, in a masterful mélange of narratives and references.Tune in to the episode for a deep dive into his universe.

Welcome to the Dior Talks podcast series dedicated to the eighth edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this highly-anticipated edition, 12 artists from around the world were invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique work of art.In this episode, we enter the universe of London-based Canadian-Korean artist Zadie Xa, a transporting, enigmatic world informed by notions of self and Xa's experiences within the Korean diaspora. Influences range from folklore, speculative fiction and systems of power to the supernatural, ancient religions and the climate crisis. For her multi-media installations, the artist often incorporates richly patterned garments, mixing streetwear codes with nods to ceremonial wear and ancestral traditions.For Dior Lady Art, Xa dreamed up four bags featuring vibrant geometric patchworks inspired by pojagi, a traditional Korean wrapping cloth, as well as ornate mother-of-pearl applications that pay tribute to the ancient Korean handicraft of najeonchilgi. Rings of mother-of-pearl edged with flames give onto scenes depicting animals often found in her work, such as the fox, the orca and the seagull, here holding a small planet in its beak.  Tune in to the episode to hear more about the artist's colorful and layered Dior Lady Art creations.

In the world of high fashion and opulent living, luxury brands reign supreme, catering to the affluent elite who appreciate the finer things in life. These luxury brands have not only endured the test of time but have also managed to weather economic turmoil throughout history. What sets them apart? What is it that makes these brands consistently succeed, even in the face of financial crises? In this episode, we will explore the top 10 luxury brands in the world, unravel their common threads, and examine how they've demonstrated unwavering resilience over the years. 1. Chanel: Timeless Elegance Chanel is a name synonymous with timeless elegance. Established by Coco Chanel in 1909, the brand has thrived on the principles of simplicity, quality, and innovative design. Whether it's their iconic little black dress or the famous Chanel No. 5 perfume, the brand remains a paragon of understated luxury. 2. Louis Vuitton: Heritage and Craftsmanship Louis Vuitton, founded in 1854, boasts a rich heritage and unparalleled craftsmanship. The brand has stayed relevant by embracing collaborations with contemporary artists and designers while maintaining its commitment to high-quality, handcrafted goods. The LV monogram remains one of the most recognizable symbols of luxury worldwide. 3. Hermes: The Pursuit of Excellence Hermes, known for its Birkin and Kelly bags, represents the pursuit of excellence. Founded in 1837, this French brand combines heritage and innovation. It crafts each item with meticulous precision, ensuring only the finest materials are used. In turbulent times, quality and timeless design have kept Hermes at the forefront of luxury fashion. 4. Gucci: The Power of Reinvention Gucci, founded in 1921, has experienced a renaissance in recent years, proving that reinvention can be a brand's lifeline. Creative Director Alessandro Michele has taken the brand in an eccentric, eclectic direction, merging past and present to captivate a new generation of luxury enthusiasts. 5. Prada: Art and Fashion Fusion Prada, founded in 1913, is known for its art-fashion fusion. The brand combines fashion, architecture, and contemporary art, forging a unique identity in the luxury market. Prada's ability to merge creativity with commerce is a testament to its resilience. 6. Rolex: Precision and Durability Rolex has been a symbol of precision and durability since its inception in 1905. It's not just a watch; it's a status symbol that transcends time. Rolex's commitment to crafting the finest timepieces with unwavering precision has helped it sail through economic storms unscathed. 7. Dior: Timeless Glamour Christian Dior founded his eponymous brand in 1946, and it has been synonymous with timeless glamour ever since. The brand continues to captivate with its timeless designs, such as the Lady Dior handbag, ensuring its presence even in uncertain economic times. 8. Rolls-Royce: Automotive Elegance Rolls-Royce, established in 1904, epitomizes automotive elegance. The brand remains a symbol of prestige and luxury, consistently adapting to changing market conditions and retaining a loyal customer base who value excellence and craftsmanship. 9. Tiffany & Co.: Love and Luxury Tiffany & Co., founded in 1837, is known for its iconic engagement rings. The brand's ability to merge love and luxury has made it a staple in the world of high-end jewelry. Regardless of economic conditions, people still cherish and invest in symbols of love. 10. Cartier: Timeless Innovation Cartier, founded in 1847, blends timeless elegance with innovative designs. The brand's iconic pieces, like the Tank watch and Love bracelet, remain popular choices. Cartier's innovative approach ensures it remains a stalwart in the luxury industry. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wayne-weathersby/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wayne-weathersby/support

Aujourd'hui, A.B.C.Dior vous propose d'explorer – à la lettre L – le Lady Dior, icône éternelle de la Maison. Découvrez le destin unique et les multiples facettes de cet accessoire atemporel. Une ode à la passion créative de Dior.

Today, A.B.C.Dior invites you to explore – at the letter L – the Lady Dior, an eternal icon of the House. Discover the unique destiny and multiple facets of this timeless accessory. An ode to the creative passion of Dior.

Welcome to the Dior Talks podcast series themed around the seventh edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year's event, 11 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.   Born and raised in Vancouver, Canada, and based in Brooklyn, New York, our latest guest, Sara Cwynar, is fascinated by the visual politics of popular images, how they infiltrate our consciousness, and how images and objects change in value over time. Themes range from feminism to consumer culture.   The self-taught artist started out working as a graphic designer for the New York Times Magazine, going on to graduate with an MFA in photography from Yale. Drawn to create art, she started out making works in her parents' garage, creating compositions using sourced images and objects found in drawers or the local dollar store.   Kitsch is a recurring source of inspiration, drawing on everything from costumes worn as a competitive figure skater during her childhood to the theories of Roland Barthes and Milan Kundera, who in his seminal work, “The Unbearable Lightness of Being,” explores kitsch as something more sinister that takes on existential meaning.   Cwynar's large red Lady Dior in quilted leather is covered in patches of images sourced from museum archives and art history books, interspersed with stock photos depicting everything from birds to lips, the latter revisited in a 3D print by the Dior team. “I wanted to make a kind of encyclopedic object, a mini history, that someone carries around on their arm,” says the artist.    On a smaller bag in mustard yellow, photo patches are encapsulated in a second transparent skin forming the iconic ‘cannage' pattern. Inside, the lining is covered in a picture of blue sky and clouds, with this idea that “You enter the bag and then you go into another world.”    Tune into the episode to learn more about her fascinating world.

Welcome to the Dior Talks podcast series themed around the seventh edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year's event, 11 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.   Drawing on his life experience growing up in a mixed-race family, universal representations of the human experience remain central to the work of rising Californian artist Alex Gardner.   “I really wanted to make this generic avatar of a person that is sans identity,” says the artist whose stylized figurative paintings portray androgynous, featureless Black subjects.    Here, the artist chose to reinterpret his work ‘Malleability,' depicting a hand pressing down on an ambiguous part of another figure.    “I was thinking about how easy it is to manipulate and get in the heads and control the actions of people,” says Gardner. “Fashion, for instance, has a lot of influence on culture, and then for anyone who wears the bag, it's the influence they may feel they have on the room.”    Maintaining the bag's silhouette and form, the artist, whose inspirations range from 16th century European art to movies, chose to experiment with materials. The bag's lining is in a blazing shade of cadmium red and the exterior features a pearlescent, holographic molded leather suggesting draped fabric, while the body parts are in contrasting matte black velvet.    Being approached to participate in Dior Lady Art proved a creative curveball for the artist who is hoping to do more functional objects and three-dimensional work.   Concludes Gardner: “It was actually the perfect timing to face the challenge of making this very cool art object, but also maintaining a lot of functionality because, at the end of the day, I do want people to be able to use it as a bag. So, that push and pull.”   Tune into the episode to learn more about the artist's fascinating universe.  

Welcome to the Dior Talks podcast series themed around the seventh edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year's event, 11 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.   Industrial wastelands, obsolete machines and anthropomorphic forms meet the slow art of tapestry weaving in the world of Paris-based Russian artist Zhenya Machneva, our latest guest. Using black and white drawings the artist embraces her painterly approach to colour as the works come to life on the loom.    A graduate of the Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design, Machneva, who specializes in textiles, attributes her fascination with relics of desolate industrial landscapes to a visit to a factory where her grandfather worked for 40 years, where the machines resembled sculptures. Playing on geometric forms inspired by Brutalism, Modernism and Constructivism, this mood carries over to her three architectural Lady Dior bags which she conceived as sculptures, or art objects, positioned on metal structures. Being invited to reinterpret this iconic bag stirred a lot of questions on what it means to be a woman for the artist, with contrasting “soft and gentle” tapestry-inspired accents symbolizing a woman's lifestyle and load.    “These bags collect in themselves all of my fields of inspiration, from architecture to women's lives,” says the artist who approached the project as a synthesis of art and design, experimenting with colour and composition to create something new.   Tune into the episode to learn more about her fascinating world. 

Welcome to the Dior Talks podcast series themed around the seventh edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year's event, 11 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art. In this episode we'll be hearing from Qatari artist Bouthayna Al Muftah, a multidisciplinary artist whose universe centres on the collective memory of her country and the people who shaped it through oral history, song, poetry and folklore. The artist's methods range from painting to photography, printmaking, photographic performance series and video as well as typographic work linked to archiving the past. For her reinterpretation of the Lady Dior bag, Al Muftah, an alumna of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar who was tapped to design the Official Poster for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, explored the idea of a conceptual book taking shape. Chiffon is the dominant material, printed with Arabic typography using words from folkloric songs and poetry.  “With my work I always talk about how we carry our memories with us, how we become our memories and how we wear them, as well as how relics carrying those stories can be passed down in families,” says the artist. “Here, the bag is also an object that is being passed down, that holds memories and carries them.” Tune into the episode to learn more about this poetic Dior Lady Art journey from the artist herself.

Bienvenue dans la série de podcasts Dior Talks ayant pour thème la septième édition du Dior Lady Art et animée par la journaliste, basée à Paris, Katya Foreman. Pour l'événement de cette année, 11 artistes du monde entier se sont prêtés au jeu de la métamorphose en transformant l'iconique sac à main Lady Dior en une œuvre d'art unique. Pour ce dernier épisode, nous plongeons dans l'univers de Françoise Pétrovitch pour découvrir son parcours d'artiste et les influences de son enfance passée à Chambéry, une ville alpine du sud de la France. "J'ai toujours considéré les beaux-arts comme une sorte de Graal, quelque chose d'extraordinaire. Mais je n'ai pas eu cette formation", explique l'artiste qui, depuis les années 1990, produit l'une des œuvres les plus puissantes de la scène artistique française. Chez Françoise Pétrovitch, tout commence par un dessin, son univers s'étendant également à la céramique, aux lavis d'encre, au verre, à la peinture, à la gravure et à la vidéo. Les sujets abordés vont de la fragilité de la nature et du corps à l'intimité entre les personnes et aux raisons psychologiques qui peuvent nous rapprocher. Pour ce projet, l'artiste a abordé le Lady Dior comme une sculpture, réinterprétant à l'encre le motif de cannage caractéristique du sac, et utilisant l'oiseau, symbole de liberté et de fragilité, comme un accent décoratif ludique, appliqué, par exemple, sur le cuir par une technique de sérigraphie, ou s'envolant sur des breloques pour ajouter un côté ludique et pop.  La couleur se joue dans des diffusions en dégradé, comme des taches d'encre, ainsi que sur des doublures métalliques qui invitent à une réflexion sur l'intimité et l'intériorité. " J'ai essayé de retrouver dans le cuir et l'imprimé la même qualité que celle que j'ai dans mes dessins. Donc ici, nous cherchions vraiment des juxtapositions de couleurs. C'était professionnel et en même temps très poétique, ce que j'adore", explique Pétrovitch.

Welcome to the Dior Talks podcast series themed around the seventh edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year's event, 11 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.   First approached to collaborate with Dior for the Art'N Dior exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning in Shenzhen, Shanghai, in 2021, Wang Yuyang for this new intimate project revisiting the Lady Dior through his world explores his fascination with the moon.    Using medium, small and mini formats, the bags feature recreations of the moon and the lunar surface using an array of traditional techniques and tactile effects including embroidery and inlay.   His five creations include a black Lady Dior with a white moon motif masterfully recreating the look of the artist's installation ‘Artificial Moon,' here reinterpreting the moon's cold white light using bead and sequin embroidery made by the Dior petites mains. Using a 3D printing technique, a pink bag, meanwhile, features a colourful surface evoking lunar craters, playing on the roughness and unevenness of leather. For the latter, Wang donned digital glasses that render the colours in black and white, creating a random colour palette that the artist himself only got to discover upon removing them.    Tune into the episode to hear more about his fascinating world. 

Welcome to the Dior Talks podcast series themed around the seventh edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year's event, 11 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.   Born in Cairo, Egypt, raised in France and now based out of Harlem, New York, artist Ghada Amer — the first Egyptian artist to participate in the project — drew on her anger at women's exclusion from the history of art to develop her own language of painting based on embroidery.   The feminist artist, whose universe celebrates women, women's bodies, and women's rights, and whose mediums range from sculpture to gardening, describes her Lady Dior designs as “protest” pieces.    “That was more interesting for me than just making a beautiful bag,” says Amer who took inspiration from a garden installation titled ‘Women's Qualities,' created in different renditions for different locations around the world.    For the project, the artist used flowers and plants to spell out different qualities used to describe women that she gathered during polls with locals, forming “sculpture gardens.” A selection of these words, including ‘strong,' ‘resilient' and ‘determined,' are embroidered on her Lady Dior bags. One features a textured inside-out effect inspired by the tactile nature of her works.    “I want women to feel all of these qualities. For me, it's important to be empowered,” says Amer. “A bag is a very important object for a woman. It's with her all the time when she's outside. And when you are outside, you are the most vulnerable. So, it's important to always remember these qualities.”   The bags' handles, meanwhile, are based on the artist's ‘Thought Series' which featured sculptures created with her left hand. “They are colourful and abstract; they look like my thoughts,” says the artist whose name features in the bags' iconic charms.     Tune into the episode to learn more about her fascinating world. 

Welcome to the Dior Talks podcast series themed around the seventh edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year's event, 11 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.   “As a painter, you're asking somebody to enter into your world,” says our latest guest, Shara Hughes. With her vibrant, imaginary, psychological landscapes, the Brooklyn-based painter likes to “go to the edge of something without explaining everything all of the way,” encouraging the viewer to stretch their own imagination. Her zeitgeist works convey a future that feels hopeful and exciting yet tinged with a feeling of uneasiness.   Hughes for her two creations explores the Lady Dior bag as a vessel, playing on the idea of seeing something from the outside and the inside at the same time. Portals give onto strange landscapes, “like a looking glass into another world.”   “Although it's not hand-painted, there is still something very handmade about them and coming straight from my ideas to the bag,” says the artist.   Based on her work ‘Prelude to the Future,' the artist's red Lady Dior bag explores the idea of an unknown future. Crafted from red velvet that absorbs light, the bag features a central strip adorned with a lush field of colourful, shiny flowers. “Maybe you would wear this on the red carpet,” says Hughes. “There's, like a bright red kind of curtain that gives you…an opening into this other world…like a portal into another world that is even better than where you are right now, standing as the viewer looking inside.”    Covered in a tactile 3D rosebush embroidered with glittering beads, a multicoloured bag is based on a smaller painting titled ‘Midnight Hike.' In the centre, a porthole opens onto a rocky, bushy landscape giving onto the sea, with a moon rising or setting in the background. “It's very green and gloomy, as if you are on a midnight hike,” says Hughes.    Tune into the episode to learn all about Hughes' fascinating universe and hear her take on the Dior Lady Art experience and “how fashion can be seen as art, not just something you wear every day.”

Welcome to the Dior Talks podcast series themed around the seventh edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year's event, 11 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.   “It was really about finding the perfect image,” says our latest guest, Brian Calvin, a California-based contemporary artist known for his large-scale paintings of women. Human features serve as building blocks for this influential artist who uses painting as a way to process the world around him from the most banal, such as going to the grocery store and meeting someone, to “seeing whatever Hollywood is putting out there.” In his captivating works, recurring compositional elements like lips and eyes take on extra significance, like portals evoking prehistoric or Egyptian art.   Cue ‘Backstage,' which served as the inspiration for the artist's large Lady Dior bag, revisited with intricate beading and embroidery to rich, tactile effect. On one side, curtains of hair reveal a simplified and abstracted eye, while the other features three female figures; two in profile and one where only a large eye is visible.    “The paintings are often staring you down,” explains Calvin. “They're looking right back at you, and the bags are doing that, too. Wherever you go, on some level, these eyes are going to be following you.”   His smaller bag, meanwhile, features a head lying down, like a landscape, lending a daydreamer quality with the hair going all the way around the bag. “In its own way, it's like a rolling hillside, a little pastoral,” says the artist.    Tune into the episode to hear Calvin discuss transposing his world onto the 3D Lady Dior, and his thoughts on the symbiosis of fashion and art. 

Welcome to the Dior Talks podcast series themed around the seventh edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year's event, 11 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.   First approached to collaborate with Dior for the Art'N Dior exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning in Shenzhen, Shanghai, in 2021, Wang Yuyang for this new intimate project revisiting the Lady Dior through his world explores his fascination with the moon.    Using medium, small and mini formats, the bags feature recreations of the moon and the lunar surface using an array of traditional techniques and tactile effects including embroidery and inlay.   His five creations include a black Lady Dior with a white moon motif masterfully recreating the look of the artist's installation ‘Artificial Moon,' here reinterpreting the moon's cold white light using bead and sequin embroidery made by the Dior petites mains. Using a 3D printing technique, a pink bag, meanwhile, features a colourful surface evoking lunar craters, playing on the roughness and unevenness of leather. For the latter, Wang donned digital glasses that render the colours in black and white, creating a random colour palette that the artist himself only got to discover upon removing them.    Tune into the episode to hear more about his fascinating world. 

Welcome to the Dior Talks podcast series themed around the seventh edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year's event, 11 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.   For this latest episode we plunge into the universe of Françoise Pétrovitch to learn about her artist journey and childhood influences growing up in Chambery, an alpine town in the south of France. “I always regarded fine arts as a kind of Holy Grail, something amazing. But I didn't have that training,” says the artist who since the 1990s has produced one of the most powerful bodies of work on the French art scene.   With Pétrovitch, it all starts with a drawing, with her universe also extending to ceramics, ink washes, glass, painting, print and video. Subjects range from the fragility of nature and the body to intimacy between people and the psychological reasons that may draw us together.   The artist for this project approached the Lady Dior as a sculpture, reinterpreting the bag's signature cannage motif in ink, and using the bird, a symbol of freedom and fragility, as a playful decorative accent, applied using a screen-printing technique on leather, for instance, or blown up on charms to add a fun, pop edge.    Colour plays out in gradient diffusions, like ink stains, as well as on metallic linings that invite a reflection on intimacy and interiority.   “I tried to find the same quality in leather and print that I have in my drawings. So there, we were really looking at colour juxtapositions. It was professional and at the same time very poetic, which I love,” says Pétrovitch.   Tune into the episode to learn more about her fascinating world. 

How the 75-year-old luxury house tripled its revenue in just four years, according to BoF luxury editor Robert Williams.  Background:  In 1947, months after being founded, Christian Dior Couture revolutionised dressing with its “New Look,” an exaggerated hourglass-shaped silhouette. In the '80s, the then-withering brand was bought by entrepreneur Bernard Arnault, who would eventually transform it into one of the largest luxury labels in the world. In 2017, when LVMH — of which Arnault is CEO and chairman — took full control of the house, Dior transformed into one of fashion's fastest-growing and most profitable labels — with estimated revenues of €6.6 billion.    “[LVMH] just said ‘We need to … do what it will take to get this business on the scale of these really big brands like Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Chanel,'” said BoF luxury editor Robert Williams.    Key Insights:  More than a decade after buying Dior, Arnault hired designer John Galliano — who introduced the Lady Dior bag — and appointed executive Sidney Toleando (now chief executive of LVMH fashion group) to refashion Dior as a modern luxury brand.  While Galliano and Toledano fully cemented Dior as a global fashion and leathergoods player with a robust beauty business over their 15-year partnership, the brand entered a new phase in 2017, when Arnault moved Dior from his personal holdings to LVMH. Dior has found success post-pandemic as the result of a communications and product overhaul, embedding couture craftsmanship into its runways and opening e-commerce and immersive flagships. Dior's positioning between Gucci and Chanel in terms of classic vs. edgy aesthetic, and price has become attractive for consumers.  The brand's beauty and fashion lines are segmented, which has led to a certain amount of success, particularly in the company's perfume business. Now, the brand is slowly starting to connect the two to power the business.  Dior's total control over its brand — where it only sells through its channels, doesn't discount and isn't separated out on LVMH's balance sheet — allows it to protect itself from investor demands and excess product risk.    Additional Resources: https://www.businessoffashion.com/case-studies/luxury/christian-dior-strategy-lvmh-pietro-beccari-maria-grazia-chiuri-kim-jones/  https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/luxury/diors-maria-grazia-chiuri-a-fashion-hitmakers-method/ https://www.businessoffashion.com/podcasts/luxury/why-chanel-is-opening-private-boutiques/ Follow The Debrief wherever you listen to podcasts. 

What makes an "it bag"? I'm breaking down my thesis on "stuff for status," high-price overconsumption, through the lens of designer handbags. We go through the stories behind iconic designer handbags - Hermes Kelly and Birkin, the Gucci Jackie, and the Lady Dior - and spiral into the influence of pop culture on designer handbag purchases - how did Carrie Bradshaw effectively create a market for the Fendi Baguette? We brainstorm around perceived value and the impact of social media on re-issued bags, like the Dior Saddle Bag, and the democratization of luxury through inexpensive production inputs, like Prada's nylon collections. Soundbites: Jane Birkin on CBS Sunday Morning, 2018 Leah Black and Lisa Hochenstein on Real Housewives of Miami Season 3 (Bravo) Dana Thomas at Google Talks, 2007 More for you: Episode 140: How Luxury Lost Its Lustre | Book Club with Megan McSherry Vogue.com's It Bag Hall of Fame: A History of the Most Coveted Accessories Bloomberg: Dior Brought Back the Saddle Bag With a Global Instagram Blitz Racked: I Started Rewatching ‘Sex and the City' and Now I Have to Have a Fendi Baguette Vogue: From Princess Diana to today: The history of the iconic Lady Dior bag Vanity Fair: Inside the Hermès Workshop That Makes Its Iconic Bags Thanks to our sponsors! Nutrafol.com, promo code "ECOCHIC" TakeCareOf.com, promo code "ECOCHIC50" ecampus.OregonState.edu/EcoChic Find me on: Instagram @ecochicpodcast + @lauraediez, on Facebook, Twitter, and now TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The history of handbags over the past century is unpacked in a new exhibition in Upper Hutt via Italy, featuring more than 50 examples from the world famous to the curious and tiny. Carry Me: 100 years of Handbags includes the Lady Dior made famous by Lady Diana, the Jackie and Kelly bags, the Baguette made famous on the Sex and the City TV show, and the Chanel Bag with shoulder straps that's described as one of the most iconic fashion creations of the 20th Century. The handbags are all from Italian private collections but they're not all by famous fashion houses. And they're not all what you'd call practical. I spoke to the exhibition organiser Dr Alex Susanna in Italy, and to Leanne Wickham from Whirinaki that is hosting the exhibition.

著迷於Dior獨有的法式優雅魅力，那一定要認識品牌5大經典包款，包括推出以來穩佔熱賣王的Lady Dior、進化版Lady D-Lite、經典代表Saddle、銷售黑馬Book Tote以及席捲全球的Dior Micro Bag系列。

著迷於Dior獨有的法式優雅魅力，那一定要認識品牌5大經典包款，包括推出以來穩佔熱賣王的Lady Dior、進化版Lady D-Lite、經典代表Saddle、銷售黑馬Book Tote以及席捲全球的Dior Micro Bag系列。

Welcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the sixth edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year's event, 12 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art. Our latest guest, emerging Korean artist Gigisue, combines painting, drawing and video to create singular installations merging figurative and abstract art and personal and political themes. Through her works, she seeks to resolve her own emotional conflicts, notably her relationship with her father, to explore the impact of patriarchy and capitalist society on family ties. Her work reflects happy memories while highlighting the difference between ideals and reality. A captivating personality and a rising star on the global art scene, Gigisue has participated in contemporary art fairs in Paris, Seattle and Los Angeles. At the 313 Art Project gallery in Seoul in 2018, she presented a solo exhibition entitled Father Still Life, based on a series of still-lifes themed around love and anguish. For Dior, she reinvents the Lady Dior as an embroidered painting with eclectic motifs. Festooned with silk flowers, the bags are embellished with clusters of skyward-reaching crystals that capture the light, while finishing details include an embroidered shoulder strap and artfully reworked ‘Dior' lucky charms.  “Through my project, I experienced the beauty of art fusing with fashion as well as the importance of a brand like Dior supporting young artists' creations,” says the artist who in this fascinating podcast talks about the therapeutic creative experience of participating in Dior Lady Art during the pandemic.  

Welcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the sixth edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year's event, 12 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the emblematic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art. This episode is dedicated to leading contemporary Chinese painter Li Songsong. After revisiting the Lady Dior for the first time in 2008 in the form of a monumental neon sculpture exhibited at the UCCA in Beijing, the artist once again reinvents the House icon. For this new collaboration, Li adapted one of his printed works, Swordsmanship (III), in three different sizes, each enhanced by a subtle patchwork of colors and materials. As singular as they are complementary, when assembled the bags reconstitute the original work in its entirety like an audacious triptych.  Through thickly-painted surfaces representing themes from modern and contemporary Chinese history, Li questions the fluctuating objectivity of memory and souvenirs. Inspired by images from advertising to cinema, Li's works feature cut-out scenes. The sections, in a range of colors and textures symbolize the multiplicity of perceptions of a same theme, a signature that the Chinese artist reaffirms in his interpretation of the iconic bag.  Tune in to the episode to hear all about Li's painterly Dior Lady Art journey. 

Welcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the sixth edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year's event, 12 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art. Playfully blurring fashion and art through his vivid and joyful artistic lens, German artist Leonhard Hurzlmeier adorns the Lady Dior with a female face, while the inside of the bag holds her brain. A second version reveals a rain cloud that turns into a shimmering sun, while on a third bag a sequin-embroidered mermaid's tail vanishes between the front and back of the creation, like a metaphor for an enchanted odyssey.  The artist's brightly colored pieces play with shapes and curves notably to present a pluralistic femininity ... and not without a certain derision. Provocative and ambiguous but always humorous, his portraits are a panorama of current debates on identity and gender. Tune in to this episode to learn more about Hurzlmeier's world and his experience collaborating on the Dior Lady Art project, transposing his works onto a 3D space.   

Welcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the sixth edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year's event, 12 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art. Japan's Daisuke Ohba for his creations researched Monsieur Dior's life, birthplace and upbringing, seeking thematic similarities with his own universe. References range from nature, toys and gadgets from the artist's childhood to portable electronic games from the ‘90s.  The artist's singular signature asserts itself through hypnotic illusions, created using pearlescent paint and pigments with holographic effects. His textured paintings feature iridescent reflections and moving colors that shift depending on the light and the viewer's position.  Adorned with a disc engraved with grooves, Obah's M bag features holographic pigments that change into iridescent colors when light shines on them, creating a fluid geometric form of glow and color recalling the moon. A digital charm allows the viewer to observe the painting with different lighting; an invitation to interact with the iconic bag. Meanwhile MAY stands out for its arcing lines created with whirling spinning tops, offset by droplets of paint recalling shooting stars or plant vines.  Adorned with pearlescent pigments, two other models inspired by his work SPECTRUM resemble an imperfect checkerboard pattern, evoking a Japanese garden or waves. The first, in embossed leather, is a near-perfect reproduction of the expression and rich colors of its brushstrokes, while the second, in knit embroidered with shiny threads and glass beads, reflects the House's couture savoir-faire.  Accompanying them is an elliptic snowdome in which a Dior ship poetically sails – extending the homage to the landscapes of Monsieur Dior's childhood in Normandy.  Tune in to the episode to hear all about Ohba's otherworldly artistic universe and how he interpreted it for Dior Lady Art. 

Welcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the sixth edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year's event, 12 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art. “On one hand, I wanted to give the Lady Dior transparency, to expose it. On the other, I wanted to give it suppleness through the impression of draping and dressing it in a swirling, moving painting,” says multidisciplinary French artist Antonin Hako who for his “bag in flight” sought to reinterpret the Lady Dior as a symbol of liberty and lightness. Crafted from a translucent resin evoking glass, the eye-catching creation is draped in a resin overlay adorned with bold patterns created using state-of-the-art technology. Fueled by a vision of perpetual movement inspired by the skateboarding culture of his youth, Hako's work has a singular energy characterized by bright colors and freedom of form and expression, from the canvas to flags, hot-air balloons and “frozen draperies.” This fascinating artist sees his paintings as portals into another reality where everything is possible. Tune in to the episode to hear all about his Dior Lady Art experience.

Welcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the sixth edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year's event, 12 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art. Renowned Japanese artist Yukimasa Ida approached the emblematic bag as a sculpture, recreating the impasto technique that is essential to his oil paintings on its surface. Sensitive to art from an early age, Ida grew up in the studio of his sculptor father, where his creative vision was awakened. Bridging abstraction and realism, the artist's universe is inspired by the Japanese concept Ichi-go-ichi-e, ‘exalting the present moment.' Through an accumulation of intense colors and material effects, using paints, color pigments and minerals from the earth, his works provoke a vivid and instantaneous emotion. Fascinated by the passage of time, the artist constantly questions the subtleties of existence and exalts the wonder of encounters. Tune in to hear more about the universe of this influential artist who featured in the September 2018 edition of Forbes Japan's ‘30 Under 30' list and his painterly reinterpretation of the Lady Dior. 

Welcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the sixth edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year's event, 12 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art. “The Lady Dior for me symbolizes craft, timelessness and style that transcends the everyday fluidity of fashion. It's also part of a historical canon within the brand, so it's a piece that I was very excited to play with for all those reasons,” says our latest guest on the podcast series, British-Liberian artist Lina Iris Viktor.  The artist through her work, which is characterized by dark canvases enhanced by layers of light, explores the socio-political and spiritual symbolism of the colors black and gold. Viktor's multidisciplinary approach, an interweaving of ancient and contemporary arts, has led her to combine painting, sculpture, performance and photography with a gilding technique using 24-carat gold. In her captivating Lady Dior creations, the flora-themed visual scape of the artist's The Dark Continent series merges with the gold symbology of Constellations. Evoking a starry sky and a lush landscape, handmade antique gold-plated bronze ornaments which include moons, stars and alligators created using delicate goldsmithing techniques, constellate five models crafted in canvas and lizard skin in shades of green, black and blue.  In such a particular context, the Dior Lady Art project for Viktor presented a challenge to test new visual territory unexplored in her creative practice, as well as an opportunity to work with “creative visionaries and artisans at the top of their craft with expert skill in translating a unique vision.” Bridging fashion and art, it also opened up the chance to experience how her art can be translated across mediums, spectrums, and forms. Tune in to the episode to hear all about Viktor's personal experience of the Dior Lady Art journey. 

Welcome to the Dior Talks podcast series themed around the sixth edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year's event, 12 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art. Returning to the Dior Lady Art series for her second consecutive turn, LA-based artist Gisela Colón transforms the Lady Dior handbag into an exceptional work celebrating the splendor of ancient Egypt. The artist's starting point was a monumental sculpture she created for the Forever is Now contemporary art exhibition held at the Giza Plateau this fall, organized by Art D'Égypte. Entitled Eternity Now and measuring 30 feet in length and eight feet in height, the spectacular piece was positioned at the foot of the Great Sphinx. Crafted from embossed gold metallized leather inspired by the rich gold cross-hatching pattern on King Tutankhamun's sarcophagus, her mesmerizing Lady Dior Egypt bag boasts as its centerpiece an Eye of Horus carved from a blood-red garnet surrounded by rings of lapis lazuli, carnelian and turquoise. These emulate the curved rows of gemstones found on the sarcophagus' gold chest plate.  “Unearthed from its storied past, this antique treasure is metaphorically rediscovered as a contemporary talismanic jewel for our present time,” says Colón who also sought to channel the “feminized energy” of powerful female pharaohs such as Hatshepsut, Nefertiti and Cleopatra into the bag.  She cites among influences the current work of Maria Grazia Chiuri at Dior bringing to the forefront female power and feminism as well as Monsieur Dior and his fascination for the magical world of tarot, fortune readings, and the divination of the future through planetary activity and lucky stars. Concludes Colón: “In a nod to the powerful forces of the cosmos, the Lady Dior Egypt bag harbors the mystique of the fortuneteller's crystal oculus, embodying this magical celestial energy.”

Welcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the sixth edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year's event, 12 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art. “A sculpture to be worn, to be transformed,” says our latest guest Johan Creten of his reinvented Lady Dior handbags, poetically entitled Love Games and imagined as symbols of a more respectful world.  Known for his work in ceramics and allegorical sculpture imbued with mystery, the Belgian-born artist looked to one of his favorite symbols, the bee, a symbol of utopian society, for his Dior Lady Art creations.  On an earthy brown suede leather base, a decoration of sand sealed with glossy resin evoking clay is adorned with a swarm of golden bees. This removable plastron reflecting the sculptor's fascination for the noble insect transforms the signature Dior ‘cannage' motif into a precious ornament. A second royal blue bag by the artist is punctuated with hybrid embroidery adorned with handcrafted bees in different sizes, patinas, colors and forms reflecting exceptional Dior savoir-faire.  The idea, explains the artist, “is that it's not finished, it's open. You could even say, ‘why are there bees missing?' Because you are a bee. He is a bee, she is a bee. We are all elements that have to interconnect to form something that may function. But it's always a work that is unfinished.” In an unexpected twist, the bags' interiors are in gold, contrasting with the clay-inspired surfaces. Concludes Creten of his Dior Lady Art journey: “For me, art is always a way of expressing a vision of how artists, and how we all, have to think about making a better world. And why not do it through the symbol of a bag?”

Welcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the sixth edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year's event, 12 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art. Bold and committed, our latest guest on the podcast, contemporary artist Manal AlDowayan, questions the representation of women, social injustices and collective memory. She describes her Lady Dior handbags - created during lockdown from her base in London - as a “love letter” to her homeland of Saudi Arabia with the artist revisiting family photographs and symbolic emblems of her childhood and life story. Born in Dhahran, a major administrative center for the Saudi oil industry in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, the artist grew up in a compound that was built as a replica of Southern California “to make the oil drillers feel at home.” She describes it as having this “is it real or is it constructed” feel which feeds into her work.  Adorned with a black-and-white photograph swaying with palm trees, Landscapes of the Mind, crafted from printed gold calfskin leather with embroidered black feathers, captures a snapshot of life in Saudi Arabia from a woman's perspective, while The Boys, in printed black calfskin leather, bears an image taken by her father in 1962 and reworked by the artist. Lastly, a mini minaudiere style bag, made using a 3D printing technique, pays tribute to the desert rose, a symbol of the artist's childhood growing up on the edge of the desert.  Tune in to the episode to hear all about AlDowayan's experience translating her images onto “a portable space” charged with its own story and emotions: the emblematic Lady Dior handbag. 

Welcome to the Dior Talks podcast series themed around the sixth edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year's event, 12 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art. In this opening episode we'll be hearing from Zhang Huan, one of the most prolific and provocative contemporary Chinese artists working today, whose areas of research include the mind/body connection and the cycles of life and death.  For this extraordinary project, the artist, whose past materials have included blood, ice and ashes, worked remotely with the Dior Atelier to transpose two of his works onto five versions of this House icon. Reflecting on the technical challenges of recreating art in a bag, one of his concepts based on a Lady Dior filled with incense ashes from hundreds of ancient temples in China sadly did not make the cut. Instead, for his large Lady Dior bag, the artist adapted the work Memory Doors from his My Winter Palace series which was presented at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2020. The bag's decorative features range from woodwork ornamentation to holographic calfskin leather handles. Fully embroidered with multicolor beads, sequins and glass stones, two mini Lady Dior bags by the artist depict a Sakura field swaying with grinning Buddhist masks, linking the worlds of the living and the dead. A micro holographic Lady Dior with rainbow finish hardware and a medium Lady Dior bag complete the series.  From his studio in Shanghai, Zhang talks to us about the inspirations and processes behind his Lady Dior.

Welcome to the Dior Talks podcast series themed around the sixth edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year's event, 12 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art. “The Lady Dior bag symbolizes longevity, strength, and survival,” says our latest guest in the podcast series, Irish artist Genieve Figgis, who has transposed her universe onto three ethical creations made of grape leather that symbolizes the equality of humans and animals.  In her studio in the wilds of County Wicklow south of the Irish capital, the artist draws inspiration from the works of James Ensor, François Boucher and Jean-Honoré Fragonard, revisiting the original paintings as if they were melting or dissolving.  A majestic and powerful symbol of life force, the tiger adorns a fully-embroidered Bordeaux colored version of the bag. A quirky cat embroidered with multicolored glass beads and threads features on a second piece, its charm in a pale gold-finish metal depicting a bird on a nest, “waiting for springtime.” Finally, a captivating tableau adorns the third Lady Dior, based on fauna and characters from the past whose features appear to be disintegrating, imparting a disturbing strangeness. These timeless scenes with their faux naivety question our relationship with survival, life and nature. Tune in to the episode to learn more about Figgis' Dior Lady Art experience as well as the Lady Diana connection between the artist and the iconic Lady Dior bag.  

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French luxury brand Dior has recently provoked a heated debate on Chinese social media due to a publicity photo that's considered to be smearing the image of Asian women. The photograph was part of the Lady Dior exhibition held at a Shanghai art center from November twelfth to twenty-third, shows an Asian woman dressed in a traditional costume and holding a Lady Dior bag. The Chinese media Beijing Daily describes the image as featuring “spooky eyes, gloomy face, and Qing dynasty-style nail armour,” and slammed the photo with the headline: “Does it represent Asian Women in Dior's Eyes?” The fashion brand has removed the controversial poster from its social media platforms but did not offer any explanation.

Coucou everyone! Cat decided it's time for some FRIVOLITY this week, so come to France as she tells Kate about Christian Dior and the house of Dior. Then, we take a dramatic turn when Kate tells Cat about the history of the guillotine. We love the French but let us tell you....times were weird. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram :) Dior sources: How Christian Dior Invented Fashion The History of the House of Dior From Princess Diana to today: The history of the iconic Lady Dior bag hat The HELL is DIOR Anyway? : History Behind the Hype DIOR VS CHANEL: ONE OF FASHION'S GREAT RIVALRIES Minitopic source(s): History of the Guillotine Recommendations: Kate's Recommendation - Velvet on Netflix Catherine's Recommendation - Pursuit of Love on Prime Cover art and logo by Kate Walker Mixed and edited by Catherine Roehre Theme song by Lumehill Thank you all - ciao!

Welcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year's event, ten artists and collectives from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art. Today's guest, the Chinese artist Song Dong, is known for works that reflect on memories that are intrinsic to everyday objects, and the emotions we project on them. One example is windows, the main theme of his Lady Dior bags, a reference to a monumental structure made from old, discarded windows collected in the streets of Beijing that also reveals “reclaimed value.” The large version of the Window Bag features a colorful grid of miniature windows that act as both a window into the soul and onto the world, with shiny mirrors creating a kaleidoscopic effect. The artist's idea is that its owner may see herself and the world reflected in it, a means of self-discovery and of reinforcing the bag's function as a portable piece of art. In addition to the world it holds within, the bag offers an interaction with the outside world, changing according to the light, shadows, places and faces. Listen to this episode to find out more about the fascinating universe of an artist for whom “art is life, and life is art.”  Discover Song Dong's creations :https://youtu.be/i-2FEcVwarc

Welcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year's event, ten artists and collectives from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art. Trans-culturalism, identity and spirituality are key sources of inspiration for our latest guest on the series, Olga Titus. For her reinterpretation of the iconic bag, the Swiss-Malaysian artist gathered elements that trigger emotion and explored the concept of cultural “in-betweenness.” This “third space” is one she knows well, and it serves as a conduit for cultural exchange inspired by the Indian theorist Homi K. Bhabha. “In my artistic work I encircle a cosmos, a galaxy in which self and external perception, biographical elements and cultural identity are reflected and represented in all their facets,” says the artist, whose creative process can be likened to building a cabinet of curiosities. One case in point: a floral rug in her atelier became the basis for one of her Lady Dior bags, and also references Monsieur Dior's love of gardens. An assortment of mini masks creates an emotional “community” around the bag.   Tune in to this episode to learn more about how Titus approached the Lady Dior, using her signature sequin works as a starting point, and how she incorporated harlequin effects and a kaleidoscope of glass beads to create craft-intensive masterpieces that showcase embroidery at its most extreme.  Discover Olga Titus' creations :https://youtu.be/A5-knt4E1vY

Welcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year's event, ten artists and collectives from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art. Reinventing tradition and questioning modernity is a creative signature for our latest guest, the multidisciplinary Swiss artist Mai-Thu Perret whose sources of inspiration range from modernist art to literature, historical costume, the occult, and notions of community and utopia as seen through a feminist prism. The Geneva-based artist studied English literature at the University of Cambridge and worked for several artists including the late New York-based painter Steven Parrino before attending the Independent Study Program at the Whitney Museum of American Art. She credits her experience working as a curator and art critic with influencing her process and her interest in narrative.  For her reinterpretations of the Lady Dior, Perret textured the body of the bag with shaggy long-pile tapestry and precious glass bead embroidery in geometric motifs inspired by the German thinker Friedrich Fröbel, whose pictograms were used in kindergarten classrooms in the 19th century, reflecting her fascination with graphic alphabets and languages while nodding to the fashion lexicon and the symbolism of the logo. Made using Venetian jewelry-making techniques, her small enamel versions of the Dior charms resemble “little bones.” Tune in to hear all about Perret's exploration of the “chameleon-like” Lady Dior, and the playful, unexpected side she discovered in the classic “ladylike” icon. Discover Mai Thu Perret's creations :https://youtu.be/wo-_ZS24dJk

Welcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. Ten artists and collectives from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art. In our latest episode, LA-based French painter Claire Tabouret discusses exploring a new territory of creation within the constraints of the bag's frame through her captivating hallmark fusion of classical, romantic and hypermodern references. On the artist's creations, a Degas-like dance scene is offset with faux fur and a glow-in-the-dark handle and charms, while her playful self-portrait as a vampire with a blood-stained mouth has dark undertones, with the mysterious, floatingquality of her paintings and expressive brushstrokes transposed onto the bags. “The image of a vampire is your way of thinking about the creation process, being a sponge, absorbing everything around you. It has a slightly dangerous aspect,” says the artist. Recalling Fauvist painters like Henri Matisse and André Derain, Tabouret's signature clashing of natural and synthetic shades comesthrough in the contrast of Impressionist tones with touches of acid green and citrine yellow. Tune into this fascinating episode to learn more about the parallels between Tabouret's Dior Lady Art journey and her own approach to painting, as well as her growing appetite for creating wearable art.  Discover Claire Tabouret's creations :https://youtu.be/j1uHnrhf-wU

Welcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year's event, ten artists and collectives from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art. Today's guest, Delhi-based feminist artist Bharti Kher, discusses the symbolism of the bindi, an emblem of the third eye and the common thread in her creative universe, and explains how she used this traditional Indian sign and its inherent codes, language and poetry to transform the iconic Lady Dior bag. “When I work with the bindis, I take something that is a representation and a sign, and then I just run with it,” says the artist who, for this collaboration, created two bags with different “energies” — one featuring an explosion of fiery red bindis, which “is about a night out with my girlfriends,” and a quieter, more sophisticated version.  Explosions of snake bindis — incarnations of life force, transformation and healing — create hypnotic wave movements over the handbag. Tune in to hear all about the journey behind Bharti Kher's fun, colorful and irreverent spin on a House icon.  Discover Bharti Kher's creations :https://youtu.be/VjP2lG6Jb0M

Welcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year's event, ten artists and collectives from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art. “Hacking reality” is the motto of Recycle Group's Georgy Kuznetsov and Andrey Blokhin, who in this episode discuss transposing the Lady Dior into the digital era. The Russian artistic duo is known for deconstructing pillars of artistic culture, like a statue from antiquity or in this case the Lady Dior bag, and bringing them back to life in the virtual world, juxtaposing classical and contemporary iconography. Longtime collaborators of Dior, the fusional creatives have been friends since they were kids, hanging out in their parents' art studios in early post-Soviet artist residencies. In their new interpretation of the House icon, the bag's classical quilted cannage motif is distorted into a hypnotic trompe-l'œil vortex and waves recalling glitches or a Snapchat filter, and the letter charms are morphed and twisted.  The eyelets are also altered, and the charms appear to be entirely swallowed by the whirlwind forms, seemingly projecting the bag into the digital realm. “We liked the idea of combining two realities,” explains Blokhin of a fascinating creative vision positioned on reality's final frontiers. Discover Chris Soal's creations : https://youtu.be/K5shObQUjoA

Welcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year's event, ten artists and collectives from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art. Sharing the mic in our latest episode is the artist Chris Soal, an emerging talent who was born in 1994, the year the Lady Dior was created. Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, he is known for amorphous wall sculptures made from recycled single-use items, with influences ranging from the Arte Povera movement to African totems and the treasures of nature. With a Midas-like touch, the artist transforms mundane objects into rich, sensual works that challenge conventional notions of value, a concept he transposed onto textured Lady Dior bags covered in bottle tops bent like cowrie shells or furry swaths of toothpicks evoking couture embroidery. One might compare the painstaking handicraft of his work to the elaborate construction of the Lady Dior bag itself, which is assembled from 144 pieces. The story behind its signature cannage motif — borrowed from the Napoleon III seats Monsieur Dior used to seat guests at his haute couture presentations at 30 Avenue Montaigne — echoes his processes of observation and application. Tune in to hear Soal discuss the experience of fusing the haute and the humble in his reinvention of the Lady Dior bag as well as its charms, including turning the letter “O” into a bottle opener.  Discover Chris Soal's creations :https://youtu.be/mWHNIigfA54

Welcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year's event, ten artists and collectives from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art. Joining us on the podcast today is Gisela Colon, whose creative universe and spark comes from tapping into different geographic locations, from Puerto Rico, where she grew up, to the Californian desert and the whirling metropolis of Los Angeles, her adopted hometown. In this fascinating deep dive, the artist discusses the underlying concept of her two ‘Lady Dior' bags, which are based on the Eastern philosophy of balance. “The concept of yin and yang, night and day, on complementary opposites,” as the artist puts it — as well as duality in the physical world, like Earth and outer space, and the past and the future. Inspired by the El Yunque National Forest tropical rainforest in Puerto Rico, Gisela's ‘Amazonia' take on the Lady Dior features a central green spheroid that, the artist says, emits a special energy imbued with the spirit of the “plants, animals, and the generations that lived before us.” Crafted from holographic iridescent leather, her spellbinding ‘Stardust' Lady Dior channels the Space Age, the future, magic and intergalactic travels to the “wonders that lie beyond the Earth.” One of her biggest fantasies? Taking the Lady Dior to the moon. Discover Gisela Colon's creations : https://youtu.be/etbtVWFMIgA

“This bag is an emotion, Dior is an emotion for me,” says Joël Andrianomearisoa, the latest guest on the Dior Talks series themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. Delving into the concepts and processes behind his layered, tactile creations for the project, the Malagasy artist discusses the challenges of condensing his universe in the Lady Dior bag. Entitled the Lady Dior Labyrinth, Joël's reinterpretation of the iconic handbag is a direct continuation of his black paper series, notably an immersive work created for the first Madagascar Pavilion at the 2019 Venice Biennale, entitled “I Have Forgotten the Night.” That sensorial piece, based on memories of Madagascar, invited the audience to walk through a labyrinth made of black tissue paper curtains. He describes his work as “a research exercise to materialize emotions.” Covered in a mille-feuille leaves of leather and black radzimir silk, in two different versions for night and day, this handwork-intensive bag is a testament to the savoir-faire of the petites mains in the Dior Atelier and the elaborate rituals that go into making one of the House's most recognizable icons. “Mille-feuille for me is like Dior, it's part of French culture,” says the artist, who also redesigned the Dior logo, using his own font. His fascination with duality, meanwhile, plays out in the immaculate white lining embroidered with the cryptic message: “Take me to the end of all loves.” Discover Joel Andrianomearisoa's creations : https://youtu.be/quTrTOkywWM

Welcome to the first episode of the new Dior Talks series, themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. Ten artists and collectives from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art. Our first guest is friend of the House, Judy Chicago, a founder of the American feminist art movement who already collaborated with Dior on the installation “The Female Divine” for the House's Spring-Summer 2020 haute couture show. The multifaceted, Chicago-born artist has continued to develop a singular, female-centered aesthetic that challenges male domination and celebrates the achievements of women, who are all too often overlooked or relegated to the sidelines. In contrast with the clean, angular lines favored by her contemporaries, she prefers generous, sensual, colorful and suggestive curves, with spirals and shells evoking symbols of female power. In this fascinating episode, Judy explains how the Dior Lady Art project has opened an exciting new chapter in the mission she has pursued since the Seventies, introducing feminine symbols and forms into a world where emblems of virility were omnipresent, as a means of bringing women's history to the fore. Discover Judy Chicago's creations for Dior Lady Art : https://youtu.be/Uamr4y3spUg

This week we are discussing the history of the iconic Lady Dior bag. We're chatting everything from Princess Diana's love for the bag to how different creative directors have given their own takes on the iconic piece. Links I found on this that you may be interested in reading- Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster Book by Dana Thomas https://www.hermes.com/us/en/story/106196-kelly/ Keep up with the show on Instagram @thefashionfilespodcast and Twitter @fashionfilespod For business inquiries, email thefashionfilespodcast@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thefashionfilespodcast/message

In this teaser for the new Dior Talks series about the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art, host Katya Foreman introduces the ten contemporary artists and collectives who, in the weeks to come, will share their personal experience of transforming the Lady Dior handbag, one of the most visible icons of the House of Dior. Discover The Dior Lady Art 5th Edition : https://youtu.be/yv3B2gR48eU

Welcome to the new series Dior Talks, themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art. In this introductory episode, we're going back in time to share how the Lady Dior saga began, with a brief history of the icon. Before meeting this year's artists, we invite you to (re)discover the legacy of the Lady Dior, the quintessence of the Dior spirit. All icons have an extraordinary backstory, and the Lady Dior is no exception. A timeless icon and a celebration of multifaceted femininity, the Lady Dior is a constant in the Dior collections, and is endlessly reinvented anew. Now in its fifth edition, the Dior Lady Art project has seen the bag deconstructed, reinvented and immortalized through a series of limited, collector's editions reinterpreted, as ever, by a diverse roster of international talents. In 2020, ten contemporary artists and collectives were invited to put their creative stamp on the Lady Dior, approaching the iconic bag like a unique work of art.  Joining Judy Chicago - the godmother of feminist art, who already collaborated with Dior on the installation “The Female Divine” for the set for the House's Spring-Summer 2020 Haute Couture show - are Joël Andrianomearisoa, Gisela Colón, Song Dong, Bharti Kher, Mai-Thu Perret, Recycle Group, Chris Soal, Claire Tabouret, and Olga Titus. Listen as each of these artists shares their personal experience of transforming the Lady Dior in the latest edition of the Dior Talks podcast series, available on all platforms. 

This week we are discussing the history of the iconic Lady Dior bag. We're chatting everything from Princess Diana's love for the bag to how different creative directors have given their own takes on the iconic piece. Links I found on this that you may be interested in reading- https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/luxury/despite-the-critics-maria-grazia-chiuris-dior-is-a-success https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1nJpdZQxRs https://www.vogue.fr/fashion/article/from-princess-diana-to-today-the-history-of-the-iconic-lady-dior-bag https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/luxury/despite-the-critics-maria-grazia-chiuris-dior-is-a-success Keep up with the show on Instagram @thefashionfilespodcast and Twitter @fashionfilespod For business inquiries, email thefashionfilespodcast@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thefashionfilespodcast/message

La historia detrás de tres de los bolsos insignia en la industria de la moda, como lo es el Chanel 2.55, el Hermes Birkin, y el Lady Dior.Suscríbete a nuestro canal de YouTube: Story Time Fashion Edition y siguenos en Instagram como: @Story_Time_Fashion_Edition y @St_aleja

如果你今天看到题目点进来，一定是对这位神秘大咖感兴趣吧！他是我们【朗读者】的新朋友，但是以后会成为我们的老朋友。Qui est-ce ? 我这里先卖个小官司。还是comme d'habitude, 我们先来了解一下，今天要朗读的文章吧。今天我们要聊的内容是关于Exposition Dior，迪奥展。提到迪奥, la Haute Couture, J'adore, Lady Dior, la mode, le luxe, 这些词汇一下子浮现在我们眼前。这些看起来似乎离我们十分遥远的东西，在巴黎，每个人都可以有机会亲密接触。迪奥（Dior），是法国著名时尚消费品牌。亦为全球最大的高级时尚品牌控股公司。“Dior”在法文中是“上帝”（Dieu）和“金子”（or）的组合，金色后来也成了Dior品牌最常见的代表色。自1946年创始以来，Dior一直是华丽与高雅的代名词。不论是时装、化妆品或是其他产品，克里斯汀·迪奥在时尚殿堂一直雄踞顶端。2017年7月，一场盛大的迪奥品牌回顾展，名为克里斯汀·迪奥：梦想设计师”（Christian Dior, Couturier du Rêve）在巴黎装饰艺术博物馆举行，300多款高定裙装、100余幅时尚摄影带你回顾品牌成立70年来的创意历程。这是迄今为止内容最详实、展品最丰富的迪奥品牌回顾展，许多手绘草图和档案资料遍布巴黎装饰艺术博物馆的所有展厅。可想而知，这是多么难得的一次机会，你更是无法想象，展览一票难求的火爆场面。对于参观者而言，只能用一个词来概括，那就是patience。接下来就有请我们今天的神秘大咖，为大家来讲讲，从世界各地赶来，参观这场绝世盛宴展览的观众们是一种怎样的体验。首先让我们通过这位神秘嘉宾的自我介绍，来认识一下这位会说中文的法国小哥，一起来欣赏他带给大家的朗读。朗读正文：ChristianDior, couturier du rêve朗读者：Michel配乐：Donne-moile tempsUn seul motd'ordre pour les visiteurs de l'exposition Dior : patience.Rue de Rivoli, àParis, la queue va jusqu'aux Tuileries, et c'est comme ça du matin au soir.Même quand lanuit tombe, il n'est plus possible d'acheter des places sur internet, pour cetteexposition "Christian Dior, couturier du rêve", qui a démarré enjuillet 2017. Les pluscourageux viennent grossir la file d'attente sur le trottoir. "Nousn'avons pas de place", dit une visiteuse. "On estgelés !", lance une autre. "Il faut aimer Christian Diorpour rester là quatre heures de temps, grelotte sa voisine. Il ya déjà plus d'un mois qu'on cherche des places. Donc on tente notrechance."Un homme attendtout au bout de la queue, mais il patiente. "C'est totalementdécourageant. Mais on vient de Lyon, alors on vaattendre", dit-elle. Sa voisine en revanche commence à perdreespoir : "On vient de nous dire qu'il y avait quatre heures dequeue et que ce n'était pas la peine de revenir ce soir. On est très déçu. Onva retenter notre chance demain."Unafflux inéditDepuisl'ouverture de l'exposition en juillet, le public est là, en masse. Ladirection n'avait jamais connu un tel afflux. Il a fallu tout apprendre. DavidCaméo est directeur général des Arts décoratifs. "Je dois dire que c'estune expérience parce que nous n'avons jamais eu ce flux de visiteurs. Nousavons renforcé les équipes de médiateurs, notamment à l'extérieur du musée,pour rassurer les gens avec des heures d'attente, jusqu'à quatreheures", explique-t-il.Il a fallu tirerles leçons du succès. "L'enseignement, c'est que l'on a encore deschoses à caler, en termes de sécurité, en termes de plages horaires, deréservations et autres. C'est quelque chose que l'on a appris. C'est tout unmusée qui a outrepassé ce qu'il est capable de faire en temps régulier pourpermettre la réussite totale du projet Dior", poursuit-il.Alors pourquoi nepas prolonger de quelques jours l'exposition ? Impossible,répond-il. "Prolonger, ce n'est pas possible. Il y a des prêtsimportants et au bout de six mois, il faut rendre ces pièces. Et il ya une programmation qui suit et qui nous oblige à fermer l'exposition,malheureusement, le 7 janvier", explique le directeur général desArts décoratifs, David Caméo.Des "trucsincroyables"Mais ça vautlargement la peine, selon les chanceux qui accèdent à l'exposition, commeVictoria, 8 ans. "Quand je serai grande, jeveux être styliste, explique la petite fille. J'ai des cahiersoù je peux dessiner des robes. Du coup, j'ai trouvé des inspirations, des robesde mariées, des robes à paillettes, bijoux, des chaussures à talons, des sacs àmain, des parfums, des chapeaux, des rouges à lèvres... Il y avait pleins detrucs vraiment incroyables."Jusqu'à dimanchesoir, il est encore possible de se plonger dans l'univers Dior aux Arts déco.Le musée change de nom lundi 8 janvier va devenir le MAD, reprenant l'acronymemusée des Arts décoratifs, complété d'une signature, "le musée foud'objets".一个艺术展览可以影响一个人的一生，那个八岁的小女孩已经决定长大后成为一名服装设计师。在法国，从小全民艺术教育让法国人大多都具有不错的审美能力，而大城小镇遍布的博物馆，艺术馆，美术馆，音乐厅，也提供了相当便利的条件供大家享受艺术。希望你也可以从今天开始被艺术感动，为艺术而生！

如果你今天看到题目点进来，一定是对这位神秘大咖感兴趣吧！他是我们【朗读者】的新朋友，但是以后会成为我们的老朋友。Qui est-ce ? 我这里先卖个小官司。还是comme d'habitude, 我们先来了解一下，今天要朗读的文章吧。今天我们要聊的内容是关于Exposition Dior，迪奥展。提到迪奥, la Haute Couture, J'adore, Lady Dior, la mode, le luxe, 这些词汇一下子浮现在我们眼前。这些看起来似乎离我们十分遥远的东西，在巴黎，每个人都可以有机会亲密接触。迪奥（Dior），是法国著名时尚消费品牌。亦为全球最大的高级时尚品牌控股公司。“Dior”在法文中是“上帝”（Dieu）和“金子”（or）的组合，金色后来也成了Dior品牌最常见的代表色。自1946年创始以来，Dior一直是华丽与高雅的代名词。不论是时装、化妆品或是其他产品，克里斯汀·迪奥在时尚殿堂一直雄踞顶端。2017年7月，一场盛大的迪奥品牌回顾展，名为克里斯汀·迪奥：梦想设计师”（Christian Dior, Couturier du Rêve）在巴黎装饰艺术博物馆举行，300多款高定裙装、100余幅时尚摄影带你回顾品牌成立70年来的创意历程。这是迄今为止内容最详实、展品最丰富的迪奥品牌回顾展，许多手绘草图和档案资料遍布巴黎装饰艺术博物馆的所有展厅。可想而知，这是多么难得的一次机会，你更是无法想象，展览一票难求的火爆场面。对于参观者而言，只能用一个词来概括，那就是patience。接下来就有请我们今天的神秘大咖，为大家来讲讲，从世界各地赶来，参观这场绝世盛宴展览的观众们是一种怎样的体验。首先让我们通过这位神秘嘉宾的自我介绍，来认识一下这位会说中文的法国小哥，一起来欣赏他带给大家的朗读。朗读正文：ChristianDior, couturier du rêve朗读者：Michel配乐：Donne-moile tempsUn seul motd'ordre pour les visiteurs de l'exposition Dior : patience.Rue de Rivoli, àParis, la queue va jusqu'aux Tuileries, et c'est comme ça du matin au soir.Même quand lanuit tombe, il n'est plus possible d'acheter des places sur internet, pour cetteexposition "Christian Dior, couturier du rêve", qui a démarré enjuillet 2017. Les pluscourageux viennent grossir la file d'attente sur le trottoir. "Nousn'avons pas de place", dit une visiteuse. "On estgelés !", lance une autre. "Il faut aimer Christian Diorpour rester là quatre heures de temps, grelotte sa voisine. Il ya déjà plus d'un mois qu'on cherche des places. Donc on tente notrechance."Un homme attendtout au bout de la queue, mais il patiente. "C'est totalementdécourageant. Mais on vient de Lyon, alors on vaattendre", dit-elle. Sa voisine en revanche commence à perdreespoir : "On vient de nous dire qu'il y avait quatre heures dequeue et que ce n'était pas la peine de revenir ce soir. On est très déçu. Onva retenter notre chance demain."Unafflux inéditDepuisl'ouverture de l'exposition en juillet, le public est là, en masse. Ladirection n'avait jamais connu un tel afflux. Il a fallu tout apprendre. DavidCaméo est directeur général des Arts décoratifs. "Je dois dire que c'estune expérience parce que nous n'avons jamais eu ce flux de visiteurs. Nousavons renforcé les équipes de médiateurs, notamment à l'extérieur du musée,pour rassurer les gens avec des heures d'attente, jusqu'à quatreheures", explique-t-il.Il a fallu tirerles leçons du succès. "L'enseignement, c'est que l'on a encore deschoses à caler, en termes de sécurité, en termes de plages horaires, deréservations et autres. C'est quelque chose que l'on a appris. C'est tout unmusée qui a outrepassé ce qu'il est capable de faire en temps régulier pourpermettre la réussite totale du projet Dior", poursuit-il.Alors pourquoi nepas prolonger de quelques jours l'exposition ? Impossible,répond-il. "Prolonger, ce n'est pas possible. Il y a des prêtsimportants et au bout de six mois, il faut rendre ces pièces. Et il ya une programmation qui suit et qui nous oblige à fermer l'exposition,malheureusement, le 7 janvier", explique le directeur général desArts décoratifs, David Caméo.Des "trucsincroyables"Mais ça vautlargement la peine, selon les chanceux qui accèdent à l'exposition, commeVictoria, 8 ans. "Quand je serai grande, jeveux être styliste, explique la petite fille. J'ai des cahiersoù je peux dessiner des robes. Du coup, j'ai trouvé des inspirations, des robesde mariées, des robes à paillettes, bijoux, des chaussures à talons, des sacs àmain, des parfums, des chapeaux, des rouges à lèvres... Il y avait pleins detrucs vraiment incroyables."Jusqu'à dimanchesoir, il est encore possible de se plonger dans l'univers Dior aux Arts déco.Le musée change de nom lundi 8 janvier va devenir le MAD, reprenant l'acronymemusée des Arts décoratifs, complété d'une signature, "le musée foud'objets".一个艺术展览可以影响一个人的一生，那个八岁的小女孩已经决定长大后成为一名服装设计师。在法国，从小全民艺术教育让法国人大多都具有不错的审美能力，而大城小镇遍布的博物馆，艺术馆，美术馆，音乐厅，也提供了相当便利的条件供大家享受艺术。希望你也可以从今天开始被艺术感动，为艺术而生！