Curatorial Description

CHANEL “Lonely Day” Finesse Black Tweed Jacket — Fall 2011 AD Campaign by Karl Lagerfeld // Boutique valuation over 9,000$ — An icon of twilight couture: a garment that is less a jacket than a relic of Chanel’s metaphysical theatre — As seen on Miroslava Duma, this jacket has become a consecrated collectible — a finesse Chanel artifact — held forever in tweed, trim, and jewel // Size mark 36 FR / Condition: never worn // • sanctified by the most beautiful Gripoix jewel buttons in Chanel history — miniature stained-glass relics, glowing with Byzantine fire, cut not for ornament but for remembrance • upper body, composed of moss-precious Lesage tweed in black and white, is ignited with crimson accents, like sparks of memory flickering in woven stone • Its borders are traced with Chanel’s signature trim, a hand-woven script of elegance • Beneath, the form falls into the solemn gravity of black wool, the silhouette sculpted with severity and grace • Inside, the whisper of black silk lining, smooth as a sealed night