Dior · Tier 2

Caro

Name: Dior Caro Mini
Brand: Dior

Catalogued July 2026

The Caro is Dior's chain shoulder bag introduced in the Fall-Winter 2021 collection, built in supple Cannage-quilted calfskin with a twisting CD-signature lock clasp on the front and a removable CD-link chain that lets it be carried by hand, on the shoulder, or crossbody. Designed by Maria Grazia Chiuri and named after Christian Dior's sister Catherine, nicknamed Caro, it has a soft slouchy body with a back slip pocket. It is offered in several sizes and finishes.

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Size

MicroMiniSmall Medium Unknown

Colour

BlackWhite Beige Navy Red Blue Latte Unknown

Material

LeatherSupple Cannage Calfskin Patent / Metallic Unknown

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Made in

What the house has produced this bag in, from our sourced records.

Material

Supple Cannage Calfskindefault, Grained Calfskin

Seasonal: Patent / Metallic, Oblique / Embellished, Exotic

Permanent finishes are offered year-round; seasonal ones rotate and retire. A finish being listed here doesn’t mean we have one for sale right now.

The black shades we’ve recorded (4)

Pink90Blue23White18Grey17

Shades recorded from resale listings, in the sellers’ own words. Chanel doesn’t publish official seasonal colour names, so treat these as descriptions, not house names.

The Dior Caro Mini in Black is a Leather bag.

What it's worth

Dior · Caro · Mini · Black

This exact variant · 811 recorded prices

Best listed right now: $876 on The Luxury Closet, well below the typical price (median $2,515).

Prices have been trending up over the tracked window.

No longer in production, so resale is the only way to buy it.

By condition · compared like-for-like

excellent

33 prices

very good

8 prices

$1,500$2,095

Estimated from recorded resale prices (770 with condition unrecorded) · not an appraisal. As of 2026-08-28.

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Where it stands

#103

of 536 styles in the LC Index

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⚖Blended from price, trade volume, and scarcity.
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The three measures behind #103

By priceof 536 styles

#138Multi Pochette · Louis Vuitton
#139Caro · Dior
#140Cabat · Bottega Veneta

By trade volumeof 536 styles

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DHouseDiorest. 1946 · France LeatherLeather ColourBlack

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