Dior Diorama entered the record in 2015: architectural flap with graduated crest embossing, chain strap, in embossed calfskin, metallics and studded editions, with silver or gold toned with crest clasp hardware and the flap with twist clasp.
The Raf Simons statement piece - a graphic, architectural flap read at the time as Dior's answer to the Chanel Boy, and the signature bag of the house's minimalist interlude.
The full collector's file for this model, era details, and the authentication walk-through are on the writing schedule; the record above is permanent.
A Dior date code dates and places the bag; it authenticates nothing, and counterfeits carry correct-format codes. Dior issues no standalone authenticity card for its bags, so a listing leading with the certificate is selling paper, not provenance - the paper card carries the style number, which is not a date and not a verdict. Pieces made before about 1997 carry no code at all, and absence on true early production is normal. For any serious purchase, route through a platform authentication program.
Model histories and date-code systems compiled from documented maison history, resale-industry authentication references, and period documentation, cross-checked across independent sources.