This gorgeous jacket is from 2010 and we believe it is from the Cruise or Spring collection and is a piece that was made for the shops. It is an absolutely stunning Chanel jacket that has all of the hallmarks and details that you look for in Chanel, including six of those fantastic poured glass and metal buttons that we all love to see on Chanel pieces. 

The jacket is made from a lightweight house boucle that showcases a combination of silver and gold metal threads layered into the black base fabric along with teeny tiny black sequins. The combination of these elements is gorgeous and in person you really get a sense of the depth of texture that it creates. I love how the sequins subtly catch the light as you move. The fabric is woven on the bias in the traditional manner of their boucles and this is what gives the fabric its movement while still holding the shape beautifully. The suit is edged with a scalloped edged metallic finished black lace. The lace runs around the neck, down the front edge and circle around the hem. It also details each cuff and the pockets. The jacket is cut in that classic Chanel box shape with a slight shaping through the waist. The sleeves are long and cut on a slight curve to follow the shape of your arm. Top set pockets sit on each side at the front. The jacket closes with a hidden set series of hook and eye down the front underneath the lace edging. Inside, it is perfectly lined in a black silk that has Camellia flowers woven through the silk. A signature Chanel chain is hand set inside the hem of the jacket. I especially love the buttons on the cuffs of each sleeve. Each has three poured glass gripoix and gold metal buttons that combine deep red and green. The very centrepiece of each has been embossed with tiny Chanel double C's. I love it. This is classic Chanel and it is exceptional. Excellent condition.

Fully lined in a black silk with Camellia flowers woven through the silk. The jacket hooks to close down the front. Very light padding in each shoulder. There are three working buttons on each cuff. A chain is hand sewn along the inner hem and the lining appears to be tacked in by hand. The jacket is tagged a Chanel 44. It appears to have been worn very little if at all

And just a note on their fabrics.... The Chanel boucle and tweeds are created with their proprietary method of weaving that they themselves describe as "by weaving the warp and weft, using a variety of different kinds of threads which creates a unique and somewhat irregular appearance. The warp – vertically strung – is the background of the fabric, the base that will support the assembly of materials. There can be up to 12 different threads used for a single warp. The weft – woven horizontally – gives the fabric its unique character and can have an unlimited number of threads. Tight, perforated, textured, thick, with a relief, plaited, random, twill… the potential number of effects is endless". This technique gives you that classic Chanel look.

Sleeve: 24" and are 14" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 16"
Bust: to 19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bottom hem: 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 22" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED-LRG

Item# DD4889

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

This set is incredibly beautiful and we are very pleased to have dated it to the Spring 2000 Couture collection. We have included the runway photos here along with some video so that you can see just how beautifully it moves. True Haute Couture pieces by Chanel are an extraordinary find as they are so very rare to come by. It is an incredibly beautiful example and historically important piece of work that the Karl and the Chanel ateliers were doing during this time period.  In the book 'Chanel Catwalk' they said of this collection; 'Karl Lagerfeld focused on suits ..for this haute couture collection, presented as a winding catwalk in a riding centre in the Bois de Boulogne. It featured 'only' fifty-eight looks, 'but I could have had many more,' Lagerfeld told Women's Wear Daily, 'because we have many clients and they want suits, suits, suits.'The suits in question were reinvented with flowing full skirts. A shape Lagerfeld said, 'was inspired by his desire for volume with movement.' 'We cannot make now skirt for the rest of our days' he declared, but also insisted this is not the New Look, despite how much the silhouette was reminiscent of the 1950s style introduced by Christian Dior.' When looked at this set under that context, you can see that reference, but it still feels decidedly Chanel. It is absolutely gorgeous to see in person. 

On the runway, it was shown with a metal belt that was sold separately. My client chose not to purchase that belt, however, to show you how the jacket looks belted I have shot most of these  with a wide black grosgrain ribbon around the waist. That will be sent with the set and you could obviously change it to any belt that you have of your own.

Both pieces are made from a deep blue silk organza. This fabric allows it to keep the shape that he intended while still keeping both pieces extremely light in weight. The dress is dropped from the shoulder from straps that curve up and over each shoulder. The bodice is easy fitting and cut to skim over you with a shallow V at the front. It is hand pieced together in a pattern of panels set horizontally over the bodice. The waist is dropped as Karl tended to do, and then from there the skirt flows out to the floor with incredible movement. The skirt has been pleated all the way around into sharp knife pleats with each pleat the exact same width as it's neighbour. This gives the skirt incredible movement. Two layers of silk tulle are built-in underneath the skirt to add support and volume. The jacket sits over top of this and it has a soft and simple cut. The neckline is cut wide across the collar bones. The sleeves are long and each has a notch that runs up the inside seam. It has an inner hidden tightly space row of hooks and then snaps to close over that to one side at the front. Once the jacket is cinched in with a belt you really get this beautiful shape that is offset by the volume through the skirt. There are small shoulder pads in each shoulder but they are soft and light. Along the inner hem of the jacket is a signature Chanel hand set metal chain. All of the work is meticulously done by hand to Haute Couture standards. It is an incredible piece of Chanel couture. It is very beautiful and even better in person. Excellent overall condition with a note below 

The jacket is fully lined in a blue silk and closes with hidden snaps and hooks at the front. A chain sits inside the hem. The dress is lined in the same silk organza through the bodice and then the skirt has two layers of silk tulle. One layer is black and the other is a matching blue. The dress closes with a zipper and a separate set of snaps to close on each of the three layers of the skirt. An inner waist stay hooks to close. Some of the edges of of the organza have slightly faded on the jacket and bodice of the dress. Some of the pleats have softened slightly on the skirt.You can see this in the shots throughout. There is stress to a tiny area on the edge of the strap seam. Please see the shot after the label shots. Both pieces have an appropriate Haute Couture label and numbered tape.

Jacket
Sleeves: 24"
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 24" from neck to hem

Dress
Bust: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 18" from top of shoulder to slightly dropped waist
Skirt: 42" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD4139

Reference Photos/Video: Spring 2000 Chanel Haute Couture.

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

When we looked for photos of this dress we did found these incredible shots of Margo Robbie from 2019 in a dress that was attributed as being the twin of this one. The dress has that classic high quality that we expect from a Chanel mixed with the perfect eye and grace that Karl had. The exact thing that we love to see when collecting pieces from his many years at Chanel.

Everything about this dress has that chic Chanel feel that makes many of Karl's designs forever classics. Even with its simple cut, once in hand and you see how well it is made, it feels very Chanel. It is beautiful in person and the simple lines of it make it the kind of dress that you can wear multiple times with the styling and accessories you add making it feel different each time. It is made of densely woven black knit. On the bodice there is a subtle diamond pattern woven into the knit that gives it the perfect amount of added texture. The denseness of the knit through the body give the dress a slight 'bandage' effect so that it gives you shape and support. The dress falls from one shoulder and then the neckline curves around and under to the other side. I love that this leaves one shoulder exposed and bare. It hugs the body over the bust, around the waist and it is shaped to curve over the hips. The knit extends down and past the hips and then the lower skirt is inset into it in a series of little jagged points that is reminiscent to the way that you see dresses from the 20s and 30s. The skirt under that is also a knit but the pattern changes. The knit there has cut outs and a pattern that combines a very dense weave with a looser feeling weave. The design is set horizontally and this allowed him to make the skirt extremely full and open. There is a ton of fabric in the lower skirt. It still falls in a smooth line when you are standing but when you move, you really get the sense of all that gorgeous fabric around you. It is that perfect easy minimalist dress, but very flattering and with the added impact of being a Chanel. The dress is new with its original tag still attached and its original Chanel packet that has extra yarn/thread inside. Excellent condition

The dress has no closures and slips on to wear. Tagged a Chanel 40. The easy cut and slight stretch of the dress should allow it to fit on a variety of sizes. The measurements given below are the comfortable range when the dress is laying flat. 

Bust: 14.5-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 13.5-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17.5-22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 61" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD4863

Reference Photos: Margot Robbie in Chanel by Art Streiber for Glamour Russia, August 2019.

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

Well sourcing the collection for this dress we found an example in 1988 that felt close but I think it is most likely from the Fall of 1991. He showed several of these dresses with jackets over them at the end of that show and this feels more similar to those. You can also see the similarity in the one that we had that was worn by that Olivia Culpo. This feels like it's younger sassier sister. We have included reference photos from both collections here and either way, it is an absolutely fabulous little black dress. It is incredible and very sexy.

The dress is strapless with a pretty bodice that curves up at the front and down slightly at the back. It is boned and shaped to curve around the bust at the front and then hug the body to the waist. The exterior is made of a black silk and it has a little lace ribbon all around the upper edge for a little romantic touch. The skirt is made from two layers of a fine black netting that has a very smooth to the touch feel. The layers give you touch of transparency and you can see this in the 1991 show that this was deliberate. He meant it to be worn over an undergarment and tights that gives you some coverage and just have the transparency that shows your entire leg. If that does not work for you, you could easily add something underneath to lessen the transparency that the skirt has. It zips to close at the back and I love how you can see that the zipper has been hand set. The inner lining is also handset and it is just a beautiful example of how well these little dresses are made from Chanel. Especially in these early years of the Karl era. Excellent condition.

Lined in a handset silk through the bodice and closes with a back, hand set zipper. There are little loops inside the dress that suggests that it had a inner elastic stay through the bodice at one time but that is now gone. I have left them because it would be very easy to add one in if you feel that would make it more secure on you. There is a stay in place around the waist that hooks to close. Tagged a vintage Chanel 38.

Bust: 15.5-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 10" from top of bodice at the front to waist
Total length: 32.5" from top of bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD4837

Reference Photos/Video: (1) Spring 1988 Chanel.  /  (2-3) Fall 1991 Chanel, Look 98. Model Emma Sjoberg.  /  (4) Olivia Culpo in Fall 1991 Chanel from Shrimpton Couture.

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

I have a small grouping of Chanel pieces that will be listing over the next week or so and they all come from an avid Couture and Chanel collector. Many of these pieces were extremely difficult to source when they were released and were only made in very limited quantities. They are in pristine condition and all but one have their original shop packet that has the extra fabric and style information. These are exceptional pieces for the collector and each is extremely special.

This skirt is exceptional. It's from the Pre-fall 2020 collection and it's twin walk the runway for Look 37. This is a wonderful piece of Chanel and is extremely well-made. The was a Metier d"Art collection which are always the most expensive at retail as they feature work from all the tiny maison d'art houses. It was also Virginie Viard's first Metier d'Art Pre-fall collection. She titled the show 'Paris – 31 rue Cambon' which is of course where Gabriel Chanel first set up shop as a milliner in 1910. She later expanded her fashion empire by taking over six buildings to house her Haute Couture salons one of which was Number 31. In tribute she mirrored the black, beige, crystal and gold that evokes Chanel's apartment, and the famous mirrored staircase. When asked about it backstage, she said that the show was meant to be "the things we like, a mix of Karl and Chanel – the Chanel codes."

In this skirt we see the high workmanship of the luxury suppliers of the fashion industry. At first glance, you might almost think it to be a tweed Chanel piece but then as you look at it closer you realize that every inch is covered with overlapping silver sequins. The sequins are held in place by an ivory, gold and black thread and this is what gives them the appearance of that classic Chanel tweed. The sequins catch the light from every angle. It is exceptional. Running down the front is a panel of glittering crystals that are bordered with faux pearls on either side and the pearls are all caught into a black corded cage. That same detail runs down the centre of the skirt at the back. It is fitted around the waist, but without an added band so you lose no detail of that stunning design, and then it glides over the hips and flares out to the hem. The skirt has never been worn and has its original Chanel packet. Excellent condition

Fully lined in black silk and closes with a hidden set zipper under the back centre detailing. Tagged a 34 and has its original Chanel packet. Current Chanel fantasy skirts start at $5500 and range up to $8500USD + for pieces with this level of detailing. 

Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 23" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD4545

Reference Photo/Video: Pre-Fall 2020 Chanel Runway, Look 37.

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

This gorgeous jacket is from 2010 and we believe it is from the Cruise or Spring collection and is a piece that was made for the shops. It is an absolutely stunning Chanel jacket that has all of the hallmarks and details that you look for in Chanel, including six of those fantastic poured glass and metal buttons that we all love to see on Chanel pieces. 

The jacket is made from a lightweight house boucle that showcases a combination of silver and gold metal threads layered into the black base fabric along with teeny tiny black sequins. The combination of these elements is gorgeous and in person you really get a sense of the depth of texture that it creates. I love how the sequins subtly catch the light as you move. The fabric is woven on the bias in the traditional manner of their boucles and this is what gives the fabric its movement while still holding the shape beautifully. The suit is edged with a scalloped edged metallic finished black lace. The lace runs around the neck, down the front edge and circle around the hem. It also details each cuff and the pockets. The jacket is cut in that classic Chanel box shape with a slight shaping through the waist. The sleeves are long and cut on a slight curve to follow the shape of your arm. Top set pockets sit on each side at the front. The jacket closes with a hidden set series of hook and eye down the front underneath the lace edging. Inside, it is perfectly lined in a black silk that has Camellia flowers woven through the silk. A signature Chanel chain is hand set inside the hem of the jacket. I especially love the buttons on the cuffs of each sleeve. Each has three poured glass gripoix and gold metal buttons that combine deep red and green. The very centrepiece of each has been embossed with tiny Chanel double C's. I love it. This is classic Chanel and it is exceptional. Excellent condition.

Fully lined in a black silk with Camellia flowers woven through the silk. The jacket hooks to close down the front. Very light padding in each shoulder. There are three working buttons on each cuff. A chain is hand sewn along the inner hem and the lining appears to be tacked in by hand. The jacket is tagged a Chanel 44. It appears to have been worn very little if at all

And just a note on their fabrics.... The Chanel boucle and tweeds are created with their proprietary method of weaving that they themselves describe as "by weaving the warp and weft, using a variety of different kinds of threads which creates a unique and somewhat irregular appearance. The warp – vertically strung – is the background of the fabric, the base that will support the assembly of materials. There can be up to 12 different threads used for a single warp. The weft – woven horizontally – gives the fabric its unique character and can have an unlimited number of threads. Tight, perforated, textured, thick, with a relief, plaited, random, twill… the potential number of effects is endless". This technique gives you that classic Chanel look.

Sleeve: 24" and are 14" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 16"
Bust: to 19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bottom hem: 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 22" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED-LRG

Item# DD4889

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

This set is incredibly beautiful and we are very pleased to have dated it to the Spring 2000 Couture collection. We have included the runway photos here along with some video so that you can see just how beautifully it moves. True Haute Couture pieces by Chanel are an extraordinary find as they are so very rare to come by. It is an incredibly beautiful example and historically important piece of work that the Karl and the Chanel ateliers were doing during this time period.  In the book 'Chanel Catwalk' they said of this collection; 'Karl Lagerfeld focused on suits ..for this haute couture collection, presented as a winding catwalk in a riding centre in the Bois de Boulogne. It featured 'only' fifty-eight looks, 'but I could have had many more,' Lagerfeld told Women's Wear Daily, 'because we have many clients and they want suits, suits, suits.'The suits in question were reinvented with flowing full skirts. A shape Lagerfeld said, 'was inspired by his desire for volume with movement.' 'We cannot make now skirt for the rest of our days' he declared, but also insisted this is not the New Look, despite how much the silhouette was reminiscent of the 1950s style introduced by Christian Dior.' When looked at this set under that context, you can see that reference, but it still feels decidedly Chanel. It is absolutely gorgeous to see in person. 

On the runway, it was shown with a metal belt that was sold separately. My client chose not to purchase that belt, however, to show you how the jacket looks belted I have shot most of these  with a wide black grosgrain ribbon around the waist. That will be sent with the set and you could obviously change it to any belt that you have of your own.

Both pieces are made from a deep blue silk organza. This fabric allows it to keep the shape that he intended while still keeping both pieces extremely light in weight. The dress is dropped from the shoulder from straps that curve up and over each shoulder. The bodice is easy fitting and cut to skim over you with a shallow V at the front. It is hand pieced together in a pattern of panels set horizontally over the bodice. The waist is dropped as Karl tended to do, and then from there the skirt flows out to the floor with incredible movement. The skirt has been pleated all the way around into sharp knife pleats with each pleat the exact same width as it's neighbour. This gives the skirt incredible movement. Two layers of silk tulle are built-in underneath the skirt to add support and volume. The jacket sits over top of this and it has a soft and simple cut. The neckline is cut wide across the collar bones. The sleeves are long and each has a notch that runs up the inside seam. It has an inner hidden tightly space row of hooks and then snaps to close over that to one side at the front. Once the jacket is cinched in with a belt you really get this beautiful shape that is offset by the volume through the skirt. There are small shoulder pads in each shoulder but they are soft and light. Along the inner hem of the jacket is a signature Chanel hand set metal chain. All of the work is meticulously done by hand to Haute Couture standards. It is an incredible piece of Chanel couture. It is very beautiful and even better in person. Excellent overall condition with a note below 

The jacket is fully lined in a blue silk and closes with hidden snaps and hooks at the front. A chain sits inside the hem. The dress is lined in the same silk organza through the bodice and then the skirt has two layers of silk tulle. One layer is black and the other is a matching blue. The dress closes with a zipper and a separate set of snaps to close on each of the three layers of the skirt. An inner waist stay hooks to close. Some of the edges of of the organza have slightly faded on the jacket and bodice of the dress. Some of the pleats have softened slightly on the skirt.You can see this in the shots throughout. There is stress to a tiny area on the edge of the strap seam. Please see the shot after the label shots. Both pieces have an appropriate Haute Couture label and numbered tape.

Jacket
Sleeves: 24"
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 24" from neck to hem

Dress
Bust: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 18" from top of shoulder to slightly dropped waist
Skirt: 42" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD4139

Reference Photos/Video: Spring 2000 Chanel Haute Couture.

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

When we looked for photos of this dress we did found these incredible shots of Margo Robbie from 2019 in a dress that was attributed as being the twin of this one. The dress has that classic high quality that we expect from a Chanel mixed with the perfect eye and grace that Karl had. The exact thing that we love to see when collecting pieces from his many years at Chanel.

Everything about this dress has that chic Chanel feel that makes many of Karl's designs forever classics. Even with its simple cut, once in hand and you see how well it is made, it feels very Chanel. It is beautiful in person and the simple lines of it make it the kind of dress that you can wear multiple times with the styling and accessories you add making it feel different each time. It is made of densely woven black knit. On the bodice there is a subtle diamond pattern woven into the knit that gives it the perfect amount of added texture. The denseness of the knit through the body give the dress a slight 'bandage' effect so that it gives you shape and support. The dress falls from one shoulder and then the neckline curves around and under to the other side. I love that this leaves one shoulder exposed and bare. It hugs the body over the bust, around the waist and it is shaped to curve over the hips. The knit extends down and past the hips and then the lower skirt is inset into it in a series of little jagged points that is reminiscent to the way that you see dresses from the 20s and 30s. The skirt under that is also a knit but the pattern changes. The knit there has cut outs and a pattern that combines a very dense weave with a looser feeling weave. The design is set horizontally and this allowed him to make the skirt extremely full and open. There is a ton of fabric in the lower skirt. It still falls in a smooth line when you are standing but when you move, you really get the sense of all that gorgeous fabric around you. It is that perfect easy minimalist dress, but very flattering and with the added impact of being a Chanel. The dress is new with its original tag still attached and its original Chanel packet that has extra yarn/thread inside. Excellent condition

The dress has no closures and slips on to wear. Tagged a Chanel 40. The easy cut and slight stretch of the dress should allow it to fit on a variety of sizes. The measurements given below are the comfortable range when the dress is laying flat. 

Bust: 14.5-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 13.5-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17.5-22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 61" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD4863

Reference Photos: Margot Robbie in Chanel by Art Streiber for Glamour Russia, August 2019.

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

Well sourcing the collection for this dress we found an example in 1988 that felt close but I think it is most likely from the Fall of 1991. He showed several of these dresses with jackets over them at the end of that show and this feels more similar to those. You can also see the similarity in the one that we had that was worn by that Olivia Culpo. This feels like it's younger sassier sister. We have included reference photos from both collections here and either way, it is an absolutely fabulous little black dress. It is incredible and very sexy.

The dress is strapless with a pretty bodice that curves up at the front and down slightly at the back. It is boned and shaped to curve around the bust at the front and then hug the body to the waist. The exterior is made of a black silk and it has a little lace ribbon all around the upper edge for a little romantic touch. The skirt is made from two layers of a fine black netting that has a very smooth to the touch feel. The layers give you touch of transparency and you can see this in the 1991 show that this was deliberate. He meant it to be worn over an undergarment and tights that gives you some coverage and just have the transparency that shows your entire leg. If that does not work for you, you could easily add something underneath to lessen the transparency that the skirt has. It zips to close at the back and I love how you can see that the zipper has been hand set. The inner lining is also handset and it is just a beautiful example of how well these little dresses are made from Chanel. Especially in these early years of the Karl era. Excellent condition.

Lined in a handset silk through the bodice and closes with a back, hand set zipper. There are little loops inside the dress that suggests that it had a inner elastic stay through the bodice at one time but that is now gone. I have left them because it would be very easy to add one in if you feel that would make it more secure on you. There is a stay in place around the waist that hooks to close. Tagged a vintage Chanel 38.

Bust: 15.5-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 10" from top of bodice at the front to waist
Total length: 32.5" from top of bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD4837

Reference Photos/Video: (1) Spring 1988 Chanel.  /  (2-3) Fall 1991 Chanel, Look 98. Model Emma Sjoberg.  /  (4) Olivia Culpo in Fall 1991 Chanel from Shrimpton Couture.

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

I have a small grouping of Chanel pieces that will be listing over the next week or so and they all come from an avid Couture and Chanel collector. Many of these pieces were extremely difficult to source when they were released and were only made in very limited quantities. They are in pristine condition and all but one have their original shop packet that has the extra fabric and style information. These are exceptional pieces for the collector and each is extremely special.

This skirt is exceptional. It's from the Pre-fall 2020 collection and it's twin walk the runway for Look 37. This is a wonderful piece of Chanel and is extremely well-made. The was a Metier d"Art collection which are always the most expensive at retail as they feature work from all the tiny maison d'art houses. It was also Virginie Viard's first Metier d'Art Pre-fall collection. She titled the show 'Paris – 31 rue Cambon' which is of course where Gabriel Chanel first set up shop as a milliner in 1910. She later expanded her fashion empire by taking over six buildings to house her Haute Couture salons one of which was Number 31. In tribute she mirrored the black, beige, crystal and gold that evokes Chanel's apartment, and the famous mirrored staircase. When asked about it backstage, she said that the show was meant to be "the things we like, a mix of Karl and Chanel – the Chanel codes."

In this skirt we see the high workmanship of the luxury suppliers of the fashion industry. At first glance, you might almost think it to be a tweed Chanel piece but then as you look at it closer you realize that every inch is covered with overlapping silver sequins. The sequins are held in place by an ivory, gold and black thread and this is what gives them the appearance of that classic Chanel tweed. The sequins catch the light from every angle. It is exceptional. Running down the front is a panel of glittering crystals that are bordered with faux pearls on either side and the pearls are all caught into a black corded cage. That same detail runs down the centre of the skirt at the back. It is fitted around the waist, but without an added band so you lose no detail of that stunning design, and then it glides over the hips and flares out to the hem. The skirt has never been worn and has its original Chanel packet. Excellent condition

Fully lined in black silk and closes with a hidden set zipper under the back centre detailing. Tagged a 34 and has its original Chanel packet. Current Chanel fantasy skirts start at $5500 and range up to $8500USD + for pieces with this level of detailing. 

Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 23" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD4545

Reference Photo/Video: Pre-Fall 2020 Chanel Runway, Look 37.

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.