Curatorial Description

CHANEL · Collectible Edelweiss Knit Dress — Paris / SALZBURG Métiers d’Art 2015 Runway Collection · by Karl Lagerfeld — presented by Cara Delevingne on Runway • Boutique Value: Over $9,000 — Superstar of the collection — a Tyrolean dream translated into couture, where the Alps bloom in stitches of light and legend — This masterpiece dress stands as one of the most memorable creations in the Chanel mythology // Size mark 34 FR / Condition: never worn // • Crafted in the softest sky-blue knit, the dress is adorned with intricately woven Edelweiss flowers — the Alpine emblem of purity and endurance — climbing across the bodice and sleeves in delicate relief embroidery • White and green Tyrolean motifs trace the borders like garlands of snow and moss • jewel Gripoix buttons glimmer as mountain relics reimagined in Parisian glass • The composition radiates both warmth and transcendence — a garment that feels sung rather than sewn, capturing the spirit of a Mozartian Austria filtered through Chanel’s couture cosmos