This is an amazing skirt whose twin was shown on the fall 2001 Chanel runway. This was an interesting season because the collection was viewed in Paris and then it was brought to New York where it was shown again. I love it because it's so versatile and can be styled in so many ways and with so many colours and prints. It can be completely classic or be styled to be extremely edgy. And I also love that even though the Chanel logo runs through it it's not overtly logoed.

The logo worked into the print makes it instantly recognizable as being Chanel. It is made from a very fine scarf weight silk that almost weightless once on the body. This fabric choice helps to keep it feeling effortless once you have it on and gives it incredible movement as it moves around you. It as a solid band black around the waist and then it skims over the hips to flare out to the hem. It is perfectly pleated all the way around with wide knife pleats that are each perfectly matched to its neighbor. They are stitched closed around the top of the hips and then flare open to give the skirt lots of movement and shape. It is just gorgeous. Under the top printed layer are two layers of black silk chiffon and these peek out just a touch at the bottom for extra detailing. You can see how wonderful it moves in the runway clip added for reference. Excellent condition with one minor note below

Fully lined in two layers of silk chiffon and closes with a hidden side zipper and two logo buttons at the waist band. There is a teeny bit of stress near one seam. It is minor and you have to really look for it. Please see the photos after the label shot. Tagged a Chanel 40

Hips: 19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 21" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# S992

Reference Photos/Video: (1-3) Fall 2001 Chanel Runway Show, Paris Fashion Week. Model Devon Aoki.  /  (4) Chanel Fall/Winter 2001 Ready to Wear Collection Fashion Show at Villa Maria in Water Mill, New York.

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

This stunning skirt was designed by Belgian-born Jules-Francois Crahay, who headed the Lanvin ateliers from 1964-1984. He has been noted as one of fashion’s 'great colorists with his colorful patterns making his 1970s Lanvin designs hugel​y ​desirable and influential.' His time at the Lanvin label is one of my personal favourites for the house. I especially love the his work during the period through the late sixties and into the early 1970s. He was a genius at print and colour and he pushed the envelope in terms of using cutting edge fabrics available during this time period. His use of print and colour is just outstanding. This skirt has a boutique label but also has the inner handwork, the seams especially, that denotes it to be made-to-measure special order piece that would be considered demi-couture.

This Lanvin skirt is utterly fantastic. I am in absolute love with it. The color, the crisp design, the workmanship - everything about it is perfection. The silk it is made out of is a fine silk twill which gives it the perfect touch of weight to hold the lines that you see. The pattern is screened onto that and combines florals and leaves running in horizontal rows across the skirt. The backdrop is a clear red and then greens, blues and soft pinks are layered over that to create the print that you see. A Crahay signature was to finish his hems with something that contrasted the prints that he used. Here we see that done a flat pleated deep green silk wide ribbon that is then finished with a black lace under that that picks up on parts of the design of a silk above. The bottom detail on his pieces were not only a beautiful visual addition to his work but also help to anchor and hold the fullness and shape that he desired. The skirt falls from the nipped in waist and gradually widens out to the hem. It is quite full. I did not photo it with any additional underskirts but if you wanted more fullness you could easily add one. Inside it has a full separate red underskirt detailed with black ribbon near its hem. The beauty of the color combination is equaled by the fine workmanship that has gone into constructing it. It is really a work of art and a very special piece. Excellent condition.

Fully lined in a red silk as noted above and closes with a painted metal zipper and a button at the waist. A combination of hand and machine finishes with all the internal vertical seams finished by hand. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.

Hips: open
Length: 37.5" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# S990

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.