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1980s Christian Dior Double Dash Design Tights Bas-Collants Saffron /One Size

Double Dash Tights · Saffron · 1980s
1980s Christian Dior tights in saffron with the Double Dash design, one size, never worn and sealed in bilingual Bas-Collants packaging.
Details
Designer Christian Dior
Period 1980s
Type Tights (Bas-Collants)
Design Double Dash
Colour Saffron
Size One size; measurements on the packaging
Provenance Private Collection
Condition Never worn, original sealed packaging
PERIOD
1980s
PROVENANCE
Christian Dior, 1980s. Licensed hosiery. Private Collection.
DESCRIPTION
A pair of Christian Dior tights from the 1980s in saffron, with the Double Dash design, one size. The packaging uses the bilingual term 'Bas-Collants', the French word for tights.

Hosiery was among the first categories Dior licensed: the house was founded in 1946, and the first licence for stockings in the United States followed in 1949. By the 1980s, under Marc Bohan, Dior tights were sold in a wide range of fashion colours and patterns.

The tights are one size, with measurements given on the packaging. They are vintage new: never worn, in the original sealed packaging.
AUTHENTICATION
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Construction, labelling, stitching, hardware and materials checked against house and period standards. AI-assisted, expert-decided.
CONDITION Never Worn, Sealed
Vintage new: never worn, in the original sealed packaging. One size, with measurements given on the packaging.
Authentic Christian DiorSealed, Never WornDouble Dash Design1980s Original
Saffron and the Double Dash
The Archivary - Italian Curation

A saffron shade and a patterned 'Double Dash' design, sold under the Dior name. Hosiery was one of the first ways the house reached beyond couture, beginning with stockings in 1949.

1980s Christian Dior Double Dash tights, saffron, one size – image 2
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The Object and Its Moment
Patterned Tights

These Christian Dior tights date from the 1980s. They are in saffron with the Double Dash design, one size, and the packaging carries the bilingual term Bas-Collants.

A couture name on everyday hosiery.

The Fashion Landscape
Dior under Marc Bohan

Marc Bohan was artistic director of Christian Dior from 1961 to 1989. During these years the house's licensed lines, including hosiery, offered the Dior name in many colours and patterns.

The Wider Culture
Licensing the Name

From 1948 Dior signed agreements that carried its name beyond couture. The first licence for stockings in the United States followed in 1949, and by 1950 the name appeared on ties, gloves, scarves and handbags.

Reading the Object
Colour and Pattern

The saffron shade and the Double Dash design, both named on the packaging, show how fashion colours and patterns were used to give hosiery a seasonal identity.

Colour names as part of the design.

Why It Matters Now
Period Accessories

Original Dior hosiery documents the licensed side of the house and serves stylists and costume departments recreating the 1980s.

MARKET DEMAND
1980s
Christian Dior licensed hosiery
RARITY
Limited
Original period piece, still sealed
ORIGIN
Paris house
Christian Dior, founded 1946
HOUSE ERA
Marc Bohan
Dior under Marc Bohan, 1961–1989
Demand
Dior Hosiery

Original Dior tights draw interest from collectors of licensed goods and from stylists seeking period accessories.

Supply
Consumable Goods

Hosiery was made to be worn and discarded, so examples surviving from the 1980s are fewer.

Context
Coloured Legs

Coloured and patterned tights remain a recurring reference to 1980s dressing.

Shipping

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Delivery Times

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Europe: 4–5 days by courier
USA: 6–7 days by courier
Rest of the World: 7–8 days by courier

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Price
€75
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