Diorling (1963)
by Christian Dior

Lucky me - I own the vintage parfum. Absolutely gorgeous!

21st February, 2011.

Vintage Diorling smells almost exactly like vintage Bandit. It's a nice leather scent, but I agree 100% with Caltha's review

4th October, 2010.

Diorling is/was absolutely wonderful, and kicks the current rubbish that Dior is churning out into oblivion!

I used to buy Diorling from the Dior boutique in Paris (where it was available until a few years ago) every time I went to Paris, and can't believe that this Great perfume has now gone. Imagine a more powdery version of Miss Dior, with less chypre, strong leather notes, and a heavy woody spice background; it was perfect!

Jean Patou's Caline (now also sadly gone) was very similar to Diorling, but a little lighter.

26th March, 2010.

The reigning queen of all vintage leather chypres! Truly a smooth leather with that chypre/oakmoss structure underneath. The re-issue is nowhere near as wonderful. Although rarely on eBay, Diorling is not forgotten because bottles go for small fortunes on eBay, especially parfums. I was recently testing an 80s bottle of Guerlain Derby when it struck me that Derby has much more to do with fragrances like Diorling then it does its 80s-powerhouse brothers.

Like Lanvin Scandal and vintage Cuir de Lancome, it may be called 'feminine' but Diorling would be a bold masculine by today's standards. Consider yourself lucky if you have a bottle.

2nd August, 2009.

I had the extreme good fortune to try vintage Diorling edt recently and was totally taken by surprise. I thought Diorling would be another chypre tiger coming out to bite my hand but instead it is the most lovely polished leather scent. I just want to keep re-applying it to my arm!

Diorling took me back to childhood and my grandparents who always had Cadillac cars (hey- I'm from the South). Diorling smells just like their Cadillac's leather interior which I loved as a child. It felt so secure and warm in the back seat of their car. My grandparents were also big into roadtrips and would always take me along. I would just snuggle up in the pillowy back seat and read by the back seat light enveloped by the comforting scent of luxurious leather.

For comparison purposes, I also tried the current edition of Diorling. which has nowhere near the class or lushness of the vintage Diorling. In the current edition, the leather is very toned down and I get mostly a chypre-floral bouquet tied together with a bit of leather string. Also, it does not last long (1- 1 1/2 hr.)

14th April, 2008.

A powdery old-fashioned chypre, a little musty. Not bad, but not worth seeking desperately for vintage bottles either, in my opinion. There are other vintage chypres that stand out more.

12nd March, 2007.