The caning pattern featured on the jacket Rolls-Royce of Dior in 1961. At right, the bag Granville launched by Dior this year.
This season, Dior launches Granville. A new Dior bag that celebrates the roots of founder Norman and reinterprets the famous wickerwork motif.
The city of origin
Perched on the crest of a cliff overlooking Granville (Manche), the villa is Rhumbs the home of Belle Epoque, where Christian Dior grew. Become a place of memory, the villa houses since 1997, the museum dedicated to fashion.
The reason fetish
The Granville actress Demi Moore.
For the opening of his house in 1947, Christian Dior asks Victor Grandpierre design a simple and classical decoration in the Neo-Louis XVI. Very quickly, the caning found on gilded chairs lounges becomes an iconic motif. Available in print coat on the Rolls-Royce (1961) by Marc Bohan, engraved on the makeup boxes, embroidered on the bag Lady Dior … it fits everywhere.
The bag star
This fall, the caning continues its history with the bag Granville. A nod to the birthplace of the founder and most cosmopolitan elegance. Taken in hand, he maintains some serious sewing the shoulder, he reveals his relaxation.
The muse
Her name is Marion Cotillard, of course. In the new ad campaign photographed in New York by Annie Leibovitz, she embodies uneworking girl walking in the city. But other celebrities such as Demi Moore, Mischa Barton and Jessica Alba have already adopted his shoulder in comfort.
The illustrator
This season, Marie Perron has illustrated books for Christian Dior, starring in humorous situations Christian Dior bags fetishes of the house. Based in Paris, this young designer has conquered the fashion world with its graceful and Parisian Lookee.