Curatorial Description

Chanel Black Shimmer Tweed Jacket with Leather Sleeves — the Paris / COSMOPOLITE 2017 Métiers d’Art Collection Boutique value: over $13,000 — A relic of the Maison’s metaphysical vocabulary — at once an armor for the Cosmopolite Urban Huntress and an oracle’s mantle, bearing the eternal axis of shimmer and shadow // Size mark 40 FR / Condition: never worn // • Woven in a celestial grid of black and white, the checkered tweed shimmers with interlaced threads, as though mapping the constellations of a cosmopolitan night sky • sharpened by black lambskin sleeves, a dialogue between the softness of couture tradition and the precision of modern craft • translucent Gripoix jewel buttons crowned with the iconic CC, each closure gleams like an astral seal of Chanel mythology • Within, the secret luxury of black silk lining and the maison’s discreet chain link hem offer weight, drape, and whispered resonance of couture ritual