Go behind the scenes to discover the design and construction process of this season’s must-have accessory.

For Cruise 2019, the versatile Dior Book Tote bag&nbsp;sports a new&nbsp;embroidered&nbsp;toile de Jouy motif. &nbsp;

The beige and blue canvas tote, which was crafted in a traditional Italian family-run atelier, was inspired by a toile de Jouy that adorned the walls of the&nbsp;founding couturier&rsquo;s first boutique since 1947.

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Inspired by that very toile de Jouy, Dior&rsquo;s artistic director Maria Grazia Chiuri modernized the print of pastoral scenes with a series of wild animals&mdash;tigers, monkeys, lions, and serpents&mdash;living together in the heart of the forest.

And&mdash;get this&mdash;each Dior Book Tote in Toile de Jouy requires over forty-two hours of embroidery and a whopping 1,600,000 stitches.

Watch the behind-the-scenes video down below to discover the creative design and painstaking construction process of the wardrobe essential.

Watch: How the Dior Book Tote Bag is Made

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L'OFFICIEL HOMMES USA October 2024 - Joseph Quinn Cover

L'OFFICIEL USA September 2024 - Fall Fashion Cover Featuring Supermodel Sasha Pivovarova

L'OFFICIEL USA June 2024 - Nicole Kidman Cover

L'OFFICIEL USA June 2024 - Megan Thee Stallion Cover

L'OFFICIEL USA May 2024 - Jackson Wang Cover

L'OFFICIEL USA May 2024 - Natalie Portman Cover

Watch: How the Dior Book Tote Bag is Made

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