Curatorial Description

CHANEL · Lavender Tweed Suit with Jewel Buttons — French Riviera 2012 Cruise, Karl Lagerfeld • Status: legendary Lagefeld-era collectible • French Riviera 2012 is one of Lagerfeld’s most luminous Cruise chapters, and this suit captures its essence in concentrated form — Lagerfeld takes Chanel’s most disciplined form, the fitted jacket and pencil skirt, and gives it an almost dreamlike clarity: pastel without innocence, elegance without nostalgia — The result is unmistakably Chanel — poised, luminous, and composed beyond the reach of trends // Size mark 38 FR for both pieces / Condition: never worn // — House Codes · Material Authority • Signature tweed in a noble pastel-lavender shade — softly luminous, tactile, and rare in its chromatic restraint • Jacket and skirt conceived as one continuous statement: color, line, and proportion in complete accord — Jewels · Seals · Couture Hardware • Masterpiece jewel buttons — among the most exquisite ever created by Gripoix for Chanel, each one functioning as a miniature object of light • Their silver-toned radiance gives the lavender tweed its ceremonial punctuation: not decoration, but identity made precious. — Silhouette · Presence • Fitted jacket with sculpted waist and subtly softened peplum line — feminine, precise, and effortlessly commanding • Knee-length pencil skirt — clean and elongated, balancing the jacket’s structure with restrained sensuality — Inner Architecture • Tonal silk lining inside — the private completion of the ensemble, resolving comfort, movement, and drape. Keywords: Chanel French Riviera 2012 Cruise suit, Karl Lagerfeld lavender tweed suit, Chanel jewel button jacket, pastel purple Chanel skirt suit, fitted Chanel tweed jacket, knee-length pencil skirt, collectible Chanel runway suit, tonal silk lining.