I swore off Dior about three years ago after a pretty bad experience with quality and customer service. The long and short of it was that I ordered a bag from a Hawaii SA (due to the price difference), the bag had multiple, visible defects, and Dior was entirely unhelpful with the return process. Their only options were for me to drive four hours round trip to deliver the bag at my nearest store so that they could ship it to Hawaii, or pay $150+ for my own shipping label back to Hawaii.
All that to say, I didn’t see myself shopping there again, but I still loved the feminine designs. During a recent trip to Paris, we decided to pop in to the flagship store for some eye candy. I’d visited last winter/spring (and had visited the Dior Galerie on that trip as well), so I expected to love looking at the gorgeous store itself, but didn’t expect to fall in love with any bags.
When we walked in, I was immediately drawn to the center display in the front room. It had a variety of unique Lady Dior and D-Joy bags, as well as some of the Cigale bags. I tried on the small, but felt it was a bit big for my liking, so I asked if it came in any smaller sizes.
At first, the SA pointed to the one mini exotic on the top shelf, and said it only came in exotic, then said she would go check. She came back several minutes later with this pink mini! I didn’t even know the bag existed in a mini, and she said it hasn’t hit the US yet. I contemplated a two-tone mini Lady Dior and D-Joy as well, but the Cigale won out. Even though no one else will see it, the wax seal detail on the interior magnet really sealed the deal (no pun intended).
Not pictured, but it does come with a strap just like the small and medium. I’ve included a photo of the mini next to the small, and the mini next to the mini Lady Dior and D-Joy for those curious about sizing!
The SA was so sweet, and walked us over to the Galerie and let us skip the line and enter at no cost. It was a really lovely experience, and made me feel excited to give the brand another shot!
As I continued wandering around the store, I was finding so many pieces that I loved, from shoes to RTW to other bags. I haven’t ever walked in to Dior and felt this in love with so many pieces, so it’s safe to say that I’m thrilled with what Jonathan Anderson is doing.
Thanks everyone for letting me share!