Patents on the soles of your shoes...: Lady Dior Art

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Lady Dior Art

Since 2016, each year, Dior has commissioned about 10 artists from around the world to reinvent the Lady Dior handbag. In limited editions of 100, the Lady Dior Art handbags are rolled out at the Paris flagship store, mid-October. Commissioned artists have included such superstars as Judy Chicago, Faith Ringgold and Joana Vasconcelos, together with young emerging artists.

Unexpectedly, the Lady Dior Art project appeared as interesting to artists, as it was for collectors and the public. In fact, this was an opportunity for artists to showcase their art in another medium, with a utilitarian component, to a new end user, outside of a gallery context. Additionally, the art pieces could cross generations as “hand-me-downs”. Indeed, very few artists ever refused to participate (De Klerk, 2024; Diderich, 2025).

Below, a sample of the dazzling and fabulously re-imagined Lady Dior Art handbags, created by 8 of the 99 commissioned artists, to date.