Curatorial Description

CHANEL · 1989 Fall Runway Blue Tweed Jacket with 64-karat Gold CC Buttons • A Work of Absolute Continuity — Creation by Karl Lagerfeld — — Conceived in 1989—at the precise moment when Karl Lagerfeld sealed Chanel’s passage from revival to sovereignty—this exceptionally rare work stands as a museum-grade artifact, a garment that no longer circulates, but presides // Size mark 36 FR / Condition: kept unworn , pristine // • Woven in noble blue signature tweed, the surface reads like architecture rather than fabric: disciplined, intellectual, exact • Adorned with CC logo jewel buttons coated in 64-karat gold, not as embellishment but as insignia—small solar emblems of power, authority, and lineage • The four-patch pocket silhouette, here rendered in its purest canonical form, functions as a heraldic structure—balanced, intentional, immutable • A contrasting khaki trim traces the jacket’s geometry like a cartographer’s line, introducing a quiet military severity that sharpens the composition without ever overwhelming it • Inside, a total silk lining and the concealed chain-link hem affirm its couture pedigree—hidden weights anchoring the garment in gravity, tradition, and truth