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CHANEL Runway Shimmer Knit Dress — Paris-Byzance 2011 Collection
By Karl Lagerfeld – A relic woven from the splendor of Byzantium and the precision of Parisian haute couture, this Chanel shimmer knit dress hails from the legendary Paris–Byzance 2011 Métiers d’Art collection — a Runway ode to imperial decadence – This is not merely a dress — it is wearable mysticism of transformation. An artifact for the true Chanel collector, where form becomes invocation, and fashion touches the numinous // Size mark 36 FR / Condition: never worn // • Crafted in a radiant spectrum of midnight blue, antiqued gold, and iridescent teal • fitted waist is graced with a CC logo jewel charm — a talisman of the House's eternal codes • silhouette transitions from a delicately patterned bodice to a hypnotic flare hem — each fiber infused with subtle Lurex shimmer, like whispered echoes of ancient mosaics • The fluted cuffs and neckline evoke the sacred geometry of Eastern ornamentation