Curatorial Description

CHANEL · Pastel Pink Tweed with CC Gripoix Buttons — Legendary Runway of Fall 1996, Karl Lagerfeld • Museum level value: archival-level collectible (rare, connoisseur market) • Why this piece matters — Fall 1996 is not merely a season — it is a chapter of Lagerfeld’s Chanel golden archive — when the House spoke with absolute clarity — This jacket carries that clarity intact: pastel as prestige, hardware as heraldry, and the four-pocket silhouette as the Maison’s eternal grammar. Wear it as a statement. Archive it as an artifact // Size mark 40 FR • Signature tweed in a noble pastel pink — a quiet, aristocratic tone with the discipline of couture weave • Masterpiece CC Jewel Gripoix buttons with 64-carat gold coating — not decoration, but talismans: the jacket’s official seals • The iconic four patch pockets silhouette anchors the eye, creating that unmistakable “Chanel instant recognition” from across a room • Tonal silk lining inside — the private completion, where comfort and drape are resolved in silence; Chain link at the interior hem — Chanel’s hidden gravity: the unseen weight that makes the jacket fall perfectly