{"id":87990,"date":"2013-12-05T16:25:29","date_gmt":"2013-12-05T16:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.theluxurycloset.com\/2013\/12\/05\/bagthursday-christian-dior\/"},"modified":"2013-12-05T16:25:29","modified_gmt":"2013-12-05T16:25:29","slug":"bagthursday-christian-dior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theluxurycloset.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/05\/bagthursday-christian-dior\/","title":{"rendered":"#BagThursday: Christian Dior&#8217;s Version of Royalty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-285\" title=\"Christian Dior Grey Patent Leather Large \u2018Lady Dior\u2019 Bag logo\" alt=\"Christian Dior Grey Patent Leather Large \u2018Lady Dior\u2019 Bag logo\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.theluxurycloset.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Christian-Dior-Grey-Patent-Leather-Large-\u2018Lady-Dior\u2019-Bag-logo-300x300.jpg\" width=\"178\" height=\"178\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Iconic yet understated, this week I am all about the Lady Dior. Christian Dior launched this bag as recently as 1995 under the direction of Gianfranco Ferre, the Lady Dior handbag has gained legend status throughout its relatively short time in the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Originally carried by the likes of royalty, including Princess Diana and the First Lady of France, this bag has now made its way into the hearts (and closets) of Christian Dior fashionistas all across the globe.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-286\" title=\"Christian Dior Grey Patent Leather Large \u2018Lady Dior\u2019 Bag side\" alt=\"Christian Dior Grey Patent Leather Large \u2018Lady Dior\u2019 Bag side\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.theluxurycloset.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Christian-Dior-Grey-Patent-Leather-Large-\u2018Lady-Dior\u2019-Bag-side-300x300.jpg\" width=\"243\" height=\"243\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-287\" title=\"Christian Dior Grey Patent Leather Large \u2018Lady Dior\u2019 Bag front strap\" alt=\"Christian Dior Grey Patent Leather Large \u2018Lady Dior\u2019 Bag front strap\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.theluxurycloset.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Christian-Dior-Grey-Patent-Leather-Large-\u2018Lady-Dior\u2019-Bag-front-strap-300x300.jpg\" width=\"243\" height=\"243\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m currently coveting this smoky grey version- so versatile, a definite must-have for any season in my opinion. 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Christian Dior launched this bag as recently as 1995 under the direction of Gianfranco Ferre, the Lady Dior handbag has gained legend status throughout its relatively short time in the spotlight. &nbsp; Originally carried by the likes of royalty, including Princess Diana [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":87991,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,21,1],"tags":[50],"class_list":["post-87990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bag-of-the-week","category-spotlight-on","category-uncategorized","tag-christian-dior"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A Christian Dior #BagThursday for royalty status<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Christian Dior&#039;s Lady Dior bag, an iconic 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