Dior unveils new couture caps and luxury trunks for its La Collection Privée

Then there is the iconic Houndstooth check, presented in a striking blue, and the Mitzah leopard print. The former has been staple at Dior since its founder incorporated it into the brand’s 1948 haute couture spring‑summer collection, making him one of the first designers to use the pattern in high fashion. The latter, meanwhile, is a tribute to Mitzah Bricard, Monsieur Dior’s muse and arbiter of elegance who inspired the maison’s namesake fragrance. Legend has it she was rarely seen without a leopard‑print chiffon scarf bound around her wrist.

Yet another storied print presented on the couture cap is the Cannage, which dates back to the 1940s. Here, its geometric elegance has been reimagined in blue canvas as well as supple leather in matte black, powder pink and deep cherry red. Asserting its presence in canvas and leather as well is the Dior Oblique print conceived in 1967 by Dior’s then creative director Marc Bohan, a reminder of how Dior elevates pattern to pedigree.

The Plan de Paris print rounds off the select motifs adorning the couture caps. Designed by Maria Grazia Chiuri, artistic director for Dior’s women’s collections, for the brand’s spring‑summer 2023 ready‑to‑wear, it maps out the streets of Paris—including Rue du Faubourg Saint‑Honoré, on which Monsieur Dior stumbled upon his lucky star—in classic black and white. These artful toppers are designed to fit all La Collection Privée bottles, regardless of capacity. These include those in Esprits de Parfum, a line within the collection that revisits the maison’s most iconic fragrances through exceptional, highly concentrated formulas, which clock in at a larger 80 ml capacity.

In the spirit of its couture legacy, Dior has also introduced fragrance trunks that flaunt its Cannage, Houndstooth, Dior Oblique and Toile de Jouy prints. Of the three models, the les flaconniers or vanity trunk, available in two sizes, can hold the most, with the smaller version fitting three Esprits de Parfum bottles and the larger, three 100 ml bottles. The solo mini malle or mini trunk, meanwhile, is made to house just one 200 ml bottle. The perfume case, too, is designed to be home to just one 100 ml or 200 ml bottle. Both the vanity trunk and mini trunk boast a rectangular, studded silhouette—horizontal for the former and vertical for the latter—with metallic corners and an elegant clasp closure, while the perfume case is cylindrical and features a zip closure.

Each trunk, rendered with the same exacting precision as Dior’s haute couture creations, undergoes 14 meticulous steps before reaching its final form. Every stage is a study in refinement, from the cutting of the fabric to the seamless adaptation of the pattern to the affixing of the hardware—including a hand‑crafted plaque bearing the Christian Dior stamp, an emblem of authenticity, heritage and savoir faire. More than mere carriers, the trunks transform the presentation of fragrances into a ritual as luxurious as the scents themselves.

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