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Barbiebird said:
Hi, I’m considering getting the black or light pink leather saddle clutch. Can you tell me what fits inside. Thx so much
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It only fits my keys and wallet, which are both very small. The bag cannot fit anything else afterwards. My phone doesn't fit in it either. It's more decorative than functional. It holds more than the smaller Saddle clip-on leather pouch, but it's not very practical.

I really do like it, though.
 
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A review from Tim Blanks from The Business of Fashion of the Dior Men's show:
PARIS, France — There was a rainbow over the Place de la Concorde before the Dior men’s show on Friday. A blessing from Judy Blame? It was a lovely thought, quite in keeping with the impact he had on people. Blame’s been dead two years but he’s never been more present in fashion. And Kim Jones’s collection was an extraordinarily loving, living tribute to the stylist who was at the heart of London’s creative whirlwind for more than three decades.

They were working on a book when Judy died. He made Jones promise he’d finish it in his memory. I think he did better than that by reviving him in a collection for Dior. “Judy loved couture,” said Jones. “He loved beautifully made clothes.” That’s what we got on Friday. Jones has always been a demon for detail. His vision has occasionally outpaced the capabilities of his makers. But the Dior ateliers have indulged him. The make was at a couture level. If I could pick just two things (because they appealed to my perversity): the buttons were covered, and some trouser hems ended in a band of matte black satin. So small but so irresistible.

The thing that stood out most for me was that the new collection was essentially Jones untrammelled. His time at Dior has been marked by collabs: Kaws, Raymond Pettibon, Daniel Arsham and, most recently, Shawn Stussy. They’ve engendered acres of media coverage, and surely generated massive sales. But there were those among us who were wishing Jones would come home, where his passions were his passions. As ludicrously deluxe as his new Dior collection was, it had that authentic something he’s talked about for years: engaging with Judy Blame as a bottomless ocean of iconoclastic inspiration.

OK, enough with the iconoclasm. Jones’s ethos is the consummate marriage of creativity and commerce. He knows how to make beautiful things. He knows how to sell them. There was coat after jacket after pants in this collection that combined exquisite tailoring with tiny, seductive detail. But Jones also rented Judy’s archives from the trust that has been set up to perpetuate his legacy, so he was able to weave Blame into the story. Dior’s toile de jouy met Blame’s toile de Judy. Talismanic jewellery matched Judy coins to Dior padlocks. Blame loved zippers.

One of the collection’s cleverest pieces bifurcated a bomber jacket front and back with a zip. If you bought two in different colours, you would, therefore, end up with four jackets. (Please don’t make me get my abacus. My head for numbers is a howling void.) Blame also loved gloves. Every look was accessorised with them. There were berets too (designed by Stephen Jones) because Blame’s pioneering work included his styling of the masc/military Buffalo collective of creatives that the late Ray Petri put together in the early 80s.

It’s hardly the first time Jones has built a collection on his own ardent attachment to British fashion’s past. The Christopher Nemeth collection he designed for Louis Vuitton is an obvious forerunner. What was different here was the complete integration of London arcana and Parisian fancypants. One revelation of the massive Dior exhibition that crossed from Paris to London in 2019 was the creative directorship of Marc Bohan, who took over from Yves Saint Laurent in 1960 and ran the studio until Gianfranco Ferre was hired in 1989. Jones called Bohan his new obsession. That’s where the paisley embroidered knits in the collection came from. And a Bohan couture dress was the inspiration for the last look, a coat with encrusted sequins falling away from the shoulders.

I was partial to the look before that as well: a plain shirt embroidered with the DIOR logo and a safety pin. Judy Blame was a great proponent of DIY punk. His styling was so influential because he proved it was possible to make something out of anything. But that’s not really the way the fashion industry works. It is, after all, posited on growth and bottom lines. And then, every so often, a designer is posted to a heritage house with the wishful thinking that they might come up with a solution to stagnation. Most of the time, it's crickets. But you could hear the cogs fall into place with Tom at Gucci, Nicolas at Balenciaga, even Raf at Jil Sander. And on Friday, with Kim Jones at Dior, the click was deafening. It’s happening, Kim. The future is now.
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https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/fashion-show-review/the-future-is-now-at-dior
 
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averagejoe said:
A review from Tim Blanks from The Business of Fashion of the Dior Men's show:

https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/fashion-show-review/the-future-is-now-at-dior
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Thanks for sharing! I did like this collection. Even if it looks really different, many of the elements Kim has been using from the beginning or at least the past few collections are still there. Like the moire fabrics and the mix of lots of different textures. I actually really like the leather goods, even if some of them are almost in the lady at the opera category. It's a lot of beautiful things basically, and it would look very different styled differently so there should be something for everyone.
 
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averagejoe said:
It only fits my keys and wallet, which are both very small. The bag cannot fit anything else afterwards. My phone doesn't fit in it either. It's more decorative than functional. It holds more than the smaller Saddle clip-on leather pouch, but it's not very practical.

I really do like it, though.
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Yeah, that’s what I was afraid of, it’s so beautiful, I like it better then the actual Saddle. I wish they made it a little bit bigger, so it was a functioning clutch. Thank you so much!!
 
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Hi all, I’m new to this forum and have been stalking the pages to see what everyone has. I actually don’t have a Dior bag yet, but my first one is expected to be delivered on Monday. I ordered the white roller bag and I’ve been mulling it over whether I purchased the right color. I’ve been eyeing the black one for a few months, but the white really caught my attention. I’m just worried I’ll get it dirty too quick, HAHA. I’ll be back on Monday to post pictures of it.
 
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ajde.adam said:
Hi all, I’m new to this forum and have been stalking the pages to see what everyone has. I actually don’t have a Dior bag yet, but my first one is expected to be delivered on Monday. I ordered the white roller bag and I’ve been mulling it over whether I purchased the right color. I’ve been eyeing the black one for a few months, but the white really caught my attention. I’m just worried I’ll get it dirty too quick, HAHA. I’ll be back on Monday to post pictures of it.
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Welcome to this thread! I think you made the right choice. If I get the Roller bag, it will be the Daniel Arsham one because I love the white colour with the Arsham Dior logo.

White can get dirty more easily, but if you are careful to use clean hands when handling the bag, and to ensure that the clothes that the bag comes into contact with aren't the type to transfer colour to leather, then you should be good. I have a white Balenciaga Shopper tote and my brother has the white leather Saddle and they haven't gotten a spot on them yet despite having used them a few times.
 
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Hey guys, so I'm thinking of picking up a wallet for a female friend, and I'm currently looking at this:

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I normally don't like patent, but for some reason the patent just works so well on this that I prefer it over the regular leather. However, I understand that once patent is damaged, it cannot be repaired. Can anyone confirm if this is true, and does Dior patent hold up well? My friend is a very rough user of things and does not baby her possessions at all.

Alternatively, I also like this:

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but does it easily get damaged (e.g. due to snagging, dirt collecting between the holes)?

My friend normally throws her wallet into a bag with other things such as keys, lotions, phones etc.
 
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Deeky said:
Hey guys, so I'm thinking of picking up a wallet for a female friend, and I'm currently looking at this:

1535444663_S0020PVRB_M900_E01_ZH.jpg


I normally don't like patent, but for some reason the patent just works so well on this that I prefer it over the regular leather. However, I understand that once patent is damaged, it cannot be repaired. Can anyone confirm if this is true, and does Dior patent hold up well? My friend is a very rough user of things and does not baby her possessions at all.

Alternatively, I also like this:

1535444429_S0020OSKC_M00J_E01_ZH.jpg


but does it easily get damaged (e.g. due to snagging, dirt collecting between the holes)?

My friend normally throws her wallet into a bag with other things such as keys, lotions, phones etc.
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I would normally recommend the perforated micro-Cannage because it looks divine! However, given that your friend throws her wallet into her bag, I would recommend the black patent. Patent leather is more scratch-resistant, but it cannot be redyed. By the time a leather wallet needs re-dying, it may be time for a new one anyway. I wouldn't avoid patent leather just because it cannot be redyed.
 
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Deeky said:
Hey guys, so I'm thinking of picking up a wallet for a female friend, and I'm currently looking at this:

1535444663_S0020PVRB_M900_E01_ZH.jpg


I normally don't like patent, but for some reason the patent just works so well on this that I prefer it over the regular leather. However, I understand that once patent is damaged, it cannot be repaired. Can anyone confirm if this is true, and does Dior patent hold up well? My friend is a very rough user of things and does not baby her possessions at all.
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Patent is very resistant. There are tons of vintage LV bags in vernis that look almost new. The big risk with patent leather is décoloration in lighter colors which inevitably happens over time, but it isn't an issue in black. Patent can also get sticky in certain climates or if it's stored inappropriately, but that is avoidable. I wouldn't consider patent a fragile leather.
 
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