Welcome to the Dior Talks podcast series dedicated to the 10th edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this milestone edition, 10 artists from across the globe were invited to reinterpret the iconic Lady Dior handbag, transforming it into a one-of-a-kind artwork.

In this episode, we speak with Paris-based painter Inès Longevial, whose poetic universe explores the layered nature of femininity, intimacy, and intuition through soft forms, symbolic detail, and a nuanced use of color. Known for working from her own face while resisting the conventions of self-portraiture, Longevial’s figures become emotional vessels—suggestive rather than prescriptive, inviting open interpretation.

For her Dior Lady Art collaboration, the artist reimagined the Lady Dior as a tactile companion—alive, expressive, and full of secrets. Drawing from childhood memories of her grandmother’s quilting, she embraced patchwork as a method of storytelling, assembling drawings, fabrics, and gestures into vivid compositions. Rather than simply transferring an existing work onto a bag, she sought to collaborate with Dior’s artisans to transform the Lady Dior into something lively, bold, and a touch audacious.

One of her creations bursts with satin, feathers, and a sense of joyful excess. Centered on the motif of the face—a recurring theme in her practice—this patchwork piece, infused with the exuberant spirit of Niki de Saint Phalle, becomes a miniature stage where symbolic portraits unfold in layers of emotion and meaning. Motifs such as serpents, suns, and flowers suggest hidden narratives and personal secrets, inviting the viewer to look closer—to read between the threads. The second, a smaller version crafted entirely from shimmering glass beads, is vibrant, playful, and unrestrained, balancing intimate charm with after-dark sophistication. The third, more sculptural in spirit, conjures a “star-faced” figure, its surface embroidered with constellations that follow the intuitive movement of her brush.

Inside one bag, a hand-painted constellation awaits discovery—a hidden universe that, like much of Longevial’s work, invites wonder, tenderness, and a sense of play.

Download the episode to hear the artist reflect on her universe and her Dior Lady Art journey.

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Welcome to Dior Talks, the podcast series celebrating the 10th edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this landmark edition, 10 international artists were invited to reinterpret the Lady Dior handbag, each transforming it into a singular artwork.

In this episode, we reconnect with French visual artist Eva Jospin, a longtime Dior collaborator known for her monumental installations and sculptural landscapes that blur the lines between architecture, scenography, and sculpture. A graduate of the Beaux-Arts de Paris, Jospin creates immersive environments inspired by baroque gardens, architectural follies, and the dialogue between nature and built form. Her work invites viewers into spaces of reverie, where delicacy and grandeur coexist.

For her Dior Lady Art creation, Jospin imagined the handbag as a “portable balcony,” adorned with a golden balustrade echoing the architecture of Dior’s historic birthplace at 30 Avenue Montaigne. Embroidered by the artisans of the Chanakya School of Craft in India, the piece is enlivened with lush floral motifs evoking the first blooms of spring. One side features the intricate balcony rendered in 3D, while the reverse offers refined flat embroideries, highlighting contrasts of fragility and resilience. Like her large-scale works, this miniature landscape plays with scale and perspective, transforming an accessory into a poetic object of escape and reflection.

This collaboration continues Jospin’s creative dialogue with the House of Dior, which began with her scenography for the Autumn-Winter 2021-2022 Haute Couture show. Her Lady Dior becomes not only an accessory, but a dreamlike interlude carried into daily life.

Download the episode to step inside Eva Jospin’s enchanting world and discover her unique vision for Dior Lady Art #10.

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Welcome to the Dior Talks podcast series dedicated to the 10th edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this milestone edition, 10 artists from across the globe were invited to reinterpret the iconic Lady Dior handbag, transforming it into a one-of-a-kind creation.

In this episode, we meet Sophia Loeb, a Brazilian-born, London-based artist whose practice unfolds as a meditative fusion of internal form, elemental landscapes and tactile sensation. Shaped by her early experiences of Brazil’s lush abundance, Loeb embraces a philosophy of oneness, where life and land exist in harmony. Her vivid, tactile paintings grow from a sculptural sensibility—flipped, rotated, layered, and worked with hands as much as brushes—each gesture guided by material, rhythm, and intuition.

For Dior Lady Art, Loeb reimagined the Lady Dior as a living extension of her canvases. Across four designs, she sought to capture the materiality and sensorial pull of her paintings—inviting touch, curiosity, and wonder. One bag gleams in metallic red, its glossy surface evoking liquid light; another in gold leather is carved with subtle bumps and adorned with delicate, geology-inspired jewelry motifs. A knitted jacquard model embroidered with Lurex threads and beads showcases layered craftsmanship, while a medium-sized design in printed technical fabric, embroidered with threads and beads, carries imagery drawn from one of her recent paintings—a cascade of lilies, fiery orbs, or flowers raining into a landscape, enveloping the bag like a shifting tableau.

A meeting of worlds, Loeb’s collaboration with Dior reflects her pursuit of universal harmony—where nature, body, and object converge. Pulsating with vitality, her Lady Dior interpretations become sensorial vessels that carry the joy, strength, and beauty of her artistic universe.

Download the episode to step into Sophia Loeb’s world and discover her journey with Dior Lady Art #10.

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