Curatorial Description

CHANEL · Collectible Silk Tweed Dress — “Paris / ROME” Métiers d’Art Collection 2016 · by Karl Lagerfeld // Boutique Value Over $8,000 // – In this masterpiece, Chanel translates cinema into couture — the woven light of a film becomes texture, the echo of Rome becomes fabric – A museum-grade collectible and a meditation on movement, memory, and the alchemy of craft // Size mark 34 FR / Condition: never worn // • A dress woven in precious silk tweed, in a noble steel bluish-gray tone, it captures the nocturnal mystique of Cinecittà and the eternal city’s poetry • The iconic cassette-link trim, interlacing satin and tweed, pays homage to the reels of Italian cinematography — a motif of memory and movement • Decorated with CC-logo buttons featuring Roman profiles, each a tiny medallion of antique splendor • lined in tonal silk that anchors the dress in architectural perfection