The Art of Attraction

It took 65 years for Dior to team up with an artist. The result: a capsule collection of the brand’s iconic accessories that screams for attention. Caroline Suganda reports.

The artist:German Anselm Reyle, 41, picked by Delphine Arnault, the brand’s deputy manager. He’s famous for contemporary art, where he combines everyday objects like foil and car headlights with dissonant colours to produce paintings and installations.

What he did for Dior:He transformed the brand’s iconic pieces: the Cannage stitch in contrasting colours, the Lady Dior bag in bright acid hues, Panarea totes with loud camouflage prints, and the signature logo charm with two additional triangular Perspex pieces to mark the collaboration. The range includes small leather goods, bags, shoes, scarves, sunglasses, accessories and a cosmetic line.
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From Female - January 2012

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