Curatorial Description

CHANEL · Emerald Jewel Mosaic Tweed Coat with CC Gripoix Buttons — Paris / BYZANCE 2011 Métiers d’Art, Karl Lagerfeld • An acquisition. Not a trend. A relic with investment gravity • — As seen on Princess Caroline of Monaco — A Paris–Byzance relic that does not merely reference Byzantium — it revives it in Chanel’s own language: emerald as sacred stone, sequins as starlit dust, mosaic as imperial border, Gripoix as seal // Size mark 40 FR / Condition: never worn // — House Codes · Material Authority — • Masterpiece Lesage tweed in deep emerald — noble, mineral, eternal • Hand-embellished with the tiniest shimmering sequins — a controlled constellation embedded into the weave, radiance as craft — Byzantine Mosaic · Couture as Icon — • Mosaic-like jewel pieces along the collar and sleeves — gilded tesserae translated into wearable border-work • The collar reads like an imperial crown line; the sleeves like bracers — Byzantium rendered in Chanel proportion, never costume, always doctrine — Jewels · Seals · Talisman Hardware — • Art-like Gripoix jewel buttons with CC logos, stone-embellished — closures as relic seals, not decoration — Silhouette · Presence — • A composed coat line that lets the surface speak — structure held in restraint, opulence organized • The embellishment frames the body as an icon is framed: border defining aura • Tonal silk lining inside — private completion, where drape and comfort resolve into certainty