Dior · Tier 2

Caro

Name: Dior Caro Small
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

Micro MiniSmallMedium Unknown

Colour

Black White Beige NavyRedBlue Latte Unknown

Material

Leather Supple Cannage Calfskin Patent / MetallicUnknown

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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 red shades we’ve recorded (7)

Beige125Black97Pink72Grey36Ivory23Yellow3Green1

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.

What it's worth

Dior · Caro · Small · Red

This exact variant · 437 recorded prices

Best listed right now: $905 on Fashionphile, well below the typical price (median $2,650).

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

By condition · compared like-for-like

very good

49 prices

good

31 prices

$1,750$2,650

Estimated from recorded resale prices (357 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.
◷Recomputed monthly from recorded market prices.

Our index, not a verdict. How we rank

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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