Curatorial Description

Most Legendary CHANEL Paris / ROME 2016 Métiers d’Art Tweed Jacket und Black Tweed Dress — A museum-level piece — Jacket: – Among the most coveted Chanel jackets of all time, this masterpiece is a true relic for the discerning Chanel collector – Immortalized on Pharrell Williams and Miroslava Duma, and gracing the covers of international magazines, it stands as one of the House’s modern legends // Size mark 36 FR / Condition: never worn // • Crafted from precious Lesage tweed, woven in interlaced shades of beige, black, and brown, the textile evokes both sepia film reels and eternal Roman stones • Masterpiece jewel-like buttons in gold tone, embossed with the CC insignia, adorn the front and cuffs like miniature medallions of power • The Maison’s most iconic four-pocket silhouette anchors the jacket in Chanel’s architectural grammar • A signature cassette trim, referencing the art of Italian cinematography, frames the garment with poetic rhythm, as if splicing couture into moving image • Inside, tonal silk lining and the traditional chain at the hem complete its hidden architecture of luxury Dress: “Little Black” Tweed Dress with Cassette Trim — Look 1, Paris / ROME 2016 Métiers d’Art Collection, Karl Lagerfeld · Campaign & Billboard-seen · Timeless house icon — The opening look of Paris / Rome 2016: a dress that doesn’t chase fashion — it authors permanence — This is the little black tweed dress as cinematic relic, cut with the restraint of a title card and finished with details that feel like film-editing marks: precise, rhythmic, and quietly unforgettable — Beyond trend cycles, it stands as a collectible object from one of Lagerfeld’s most atmospheric Métiers d’Art chapters. // Size mark 34 FR / Condition: never worn // • Crafted from signature black tweed, dense and tactile, reading like Chanel’s own noir fabric — matte, deep, and sovereign — ”Cassette Trim” · Italian Cinema in Couture Grammar • Finished throughout with woven “cassette” trim — a tape-like braid that frames neckline, armholes, pocket edges, and hem with editorial precision • The effect evokes Italian cinematography: controlled chiaroscuro, clean framing, and that Rome-at-night mood where elegance becomes architecture — Silhouette · Timeless Discipline • A refined sleeveless A-line / shift profile — pure, balanced, and instantly legible as Chanel. • Two patch pockets at the sides deliver the house’s practical poetry: utility rendered elegant. — Emblem · The Seal at the Side • A CC logo jewel charm at the side functions like a discreet signature — a talismanic punctuation that confirms provenance without breaking the dress’s minimalist authority. • Tonal silk lining inside — the inner sanctum that stabilizes drape and completes the object as a true Métiers d’Art piece.