Curatorial Description

CHANEL · Steel-Grey Lurex Ribbon Tweed Jacket — Paris / LONDON 2008 Métiers d’Art, Karl Lagerfeld — As seen on Sarah Jessica Parker in Sex and the City — As seen on Keira Knightley in the advertising campaign • Recognizable from screen and campaign, this is not merely a jacket associated with an era. It is one of the objects through which the era is remembered // Size mark 40 FR / Condition: pristine // • Precious shimmer Ribbon tweed in steel-grey, silver and muted ecru tones, interwoven with fine golden threads • Signature braided trim frames the lapels, pockets, cuffs and hem, giving the complex weave its disciplined outline • CC lion-head buttons at the front, pockets and cuffs — miniature heraldic seals linking the House emblem to Lagerfeld’s personal mythology • iconic four-patch-pocket architecture — Chanel’s most recognizable geometry, here elongated into a refined, gently fitted line • Chain link at the interior hem — Chanel’s concealed law of balance, weighting the jacket so that its line falls with precision.