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# Dior Gets Perspex-tive from Anselm Reyle
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/dior-anselm-reyle/
- Published: 2011-10-12T15:05:21.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T15:35:58.000Z
- Description: Designer/artist crossbreeding is nothing new. MAC had Cindy Sherman, Louis Vuitton had Takashi Murakami, and Stella McCartney had Barry Reigate. But for the 65 year-old house of Dior, a new accessories and cosmetics collection made in collaboration with German contemporary artist Anselm Reyle may be
- Author: Alexander Cavaluzzo
- Tags: Opinion, #image-position-hidden, Chanel, Cindy Sherman, Dior, Gagosian, Louis Vuitton, Takashi Murakami, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-17 09:23 (2009-2011)

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Anselm Reyle for Christian Dior (photo via WWD.com)

Designer/artist crossbreeding is nothing new. MAC had [Cindy Sherman](http://jezebel.com/5825559/cindy-shermans-mac-line-looks-lovely?ref=hyperallergic.com), Louis Vuitton had [Takashi Murakami](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C84FLwm3DA&ref=hyperallergic.com), and Stella McCartney had [Barry Reigate](http://www.styledon.com/fashion/features/articles/barry-reigate-for-stella-mccartney?ref=hyperallergic.com). But for the 65 year-old house of [Dior](http://www.dior.com/?ref=hyperallergic.com), a new accessories and cosmetics collection made in collaboration with German contemporary artist [Anselm Reyle](http://www.gagosian.com/artists/anselm-reyle/?ref=hyperallergic.com) may be a bold new step that will help invigorate the French label.

Though the partnership was in the works since early 2010, the initiative may help a house that’s been the subject of controversy in the past year, from its [anti-Semitic head designer](http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2011/06/20/john-galliano-arrested-in-paris-for-assault?ref=hyperallergic.com) to a collection of clowny couture [raked over the coals by critics](http://www.vogue.com/collections/fall-2011-couture/christian-dior/review/?ref=hyperallergic.com). Having a line of shiny, shiny bags, bracelets, nail polish and eye shadow designed by the Gagosian-represented Reyle should help to erase any bad memories.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2011/10/dior2-1ps.jpg)

Anselm Reyle Untitled (2010) (photo via gagosian.com)

The bags marry Reyle’s aesthetic spectacularly to the expected decadent Dior feel: metallic fabric bound in a not-at-all-ripped-off-from-Chanel Cannage quilted pattern, Perspex shards hanging off the sides, and Sprouse-inspired colorful camouflage patterns. The vaguely 1980s design elements, as well as the art-cred from Reyle’s name, mark a departure from the more traditional outputs from Dior, hopefully aiding in bringing a new perspective to the brand.

The collection will debut, appropriately enough, at a pop-up shop at Miami Art Basel in early December before being available at select Dior boutiques in January.