Alymamah Rashed with her reimagined Lady Dior handbag. Photography by Mateusz Stefanowski. All images courtesy of Dior.
When Princess Diana first began carrying Dior’s now-iconic design in the mid-’90s, it was made from a sleek black leather. Later, at her request, the French house crafted a deep blue iteration to match her eyes and the Lady Dior became a chameleonic talisman overnight. For just shy of a decade, Dior has invited dozens of artists to put their spin on the accessory—adding another layer of individualism to its silky lambskin leather, cannage topstitching, and rounded handles.
Now in its 10th edition, the Dior Lady Art initiative counts the likes of Judy Chicago, Jack Pierson, Mickalene Thomas, and more among its alumni. Here, the latest roster of creatives speaks to the wearable objets d’art they’ve been tasked with reimagining.
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