This gorgeous Chanel has an amazing provenance. Its twin walked the runway for Look 83 that season, Julianne Moore wore one to Cannes that year, and Elle Fanning also wore one from us to Cannes just this year. We are so pleased to have another one and this one even has a beautiful Chanel brooch that will be sent with it. The Metiers d'Art presentations are always a celebration of the amazing craftsmanship and talent of the Chanel Artisans. Vogue stated that "The lace and ribbons and elaborate sleeve details of Winterhalter's portraits of Sissi (Empress Elisabeth of Austria), became part of the Chanel vocabulary in this collection." You can see that tribute to lace on this dress. 

Everything about this dress has that chic Chanel feel that makes many of Karl's designs feel like forever classics. Even without the fact that it is so well documented the dress feels very Chanel. It is beautiful in person and the simple lines and cut make it the kind of dress that you can wear multiple times while the styling and accessories you choose to add can make it feel different each time. It is made of black silk that has a slight bit of texture to it. It has enough weight to hold the intended shape beautifully. Wide straps curve up and over each shoulder and then extend to sit on each side of the low squared off opening that exposes your entire upper back. This is so unexpected and insanely sexy. The neckline is cut straight across. The waist is seamed and brought in with a wide silk satin black ribbon that ties in a bow at the front. The ends of the bow trail down the front of the skirt to add extra detailing. The ribbon also holds in place the panel of lace that runs down the entire front. Set in the centre of that bow is a beautiful, deep, pewter silver, Chanel brooch in the shape of a heart. It can be removed so is an amazing extra piece of Chanel that comes with the dress. The panel is made up of tiers of black lace that sit in horizontal bands. These start at the top of the neckline, run in and behind the band around the waist and then fall like an apron over the front of the skirt. The dress curves over the hips with little pockets hidden along the seams. Depending on your height, the skirt will fall to just above the ankle or the floor. It is an exceptional piece of Chanel and has its original shop tag. Excellent condition with a minor note below.

Fully lined in a black silk and closes with a back hidden set zipper. Tagged a Chanel 38. The previous dress we had, had its original tag attached so we know that the original price of the dress was $11,900 which is just over $16,000 in today's dollars, not even counting Chanel's rise in pricing that is well over the actual inflation value. It looks like the snaps at the back ribbon may have been moved slightly to give a bit more room at the waist. They could easily move back. Pockets on each hip.

Bust: to 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 13" from top of shoulder to shoulder top of the 2" band at the waist
Total length: 53" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5013

Reference Photos/Video: (1-2) Pre-Fall 2015 Chanel, Look 83. Model Caroline Brasch Nielsen.  /  (3-4) Julianne Moore in Chanel at the Chopard Trophy Party in Cannes, May 2015.  /  (5-7) Elle Fanning, wearing the twin of this dress from us, in Cannes, May 2024.

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

The twin of this gorgeous Spring 2001 Chanel set walked the runway that season. The show that year took place in the Carrousel de Louvre where the Chanel team constructed a multi-coloured Neon Staircase for the models to walk down. The Chanel 'Catwalk' books noted that the models sported tons of colour to go with that staircase and the collection showcased red, pink, blue, coral and purple besides the standard black and white used so often by Karl. Models had logos written on their faces and even their nails with a 'specially produced varnish embellished with diamante chips'. This look was heavily styled with accessories for the show and I loved when you see the pieces paired back you understand just how fantastic they really are. No one does cashmere like Chanel. The fabric of the skirt is yet another amazing example of just how high -end their fabrications for ready-to-wear are. 

This Chanel set is so good. These are the kind of pieces that you see in real life and it makes you swoon. As good as it looks in the photos it only really comes to life on the body. Both pieces are absolutely beautiful. The sweater is so pretty in its own right. There is a definite nod to the tennis sweater in its design. The cashmere has a defined ribbing through the body and sleeves, and then the cuffs, hem and neckline are done in a finer ribbing for contrast. Also like a tennis sweater, it has a classic striping around the neck line and the cuffs. It is cut to sit soft and easy on the body so that it feel simple with the perfect amount of casualness. I love the little pocket that sits on one hip and there is a little Chanel emblem under that. It has the double C logo on a grid which to me is a little nod to the tennis net. The skirt is equally as amazing. Here we have wide ribbed cashmere detailing around the waist and then we have a beautiful Chanel tweed boucle done in soft coral and peaches on a ivory backdrop. Big oversized belt loops sit along the the waist line and they have little snaps in behind at their centres in case you want to wear a different size belt, or have a belt sit higher or lower. They are held in place at their bottoms by a dome pearl button that has Chanel embossed on it. There are little pockets set along the inset front seams. The skirt is cut in a sharp little A-line. I love how the sequins done in a mix of pastel peach, coral and white, are used to highlight the grid pattern of the tweed. This is a superb Chanel set that is just exceptional. Excellent condition.

The sweater is unlined and the skirt is lined in a Chanel embossed ivory silk. The sweater slips on to wear and the skirt closes with a hidden set back zipper. Both pieces appear to have been worn very little if at all. The colour and textures are even better in person. Both pieces are tagged a Chanel 38. The sweater has some stretch and the comfortable range of measurements while laying flat are below.

Sweater
Sleeves: 24" and are 11-14" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 19-22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bottom of sweater: 13.5-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 22" from neck to hem

Skirt
Waist: 12.5-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 23" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5009

Reference Photos/Video: (1-3) Spring 2001 Chanel.  /  (4-5) From the book "Chanel Catwalk: The Complete Collections".

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

The twin of this dress walk the runway for the Fall 2001 Chanel show. The show title was "Coco Pop" and part of the show had references to pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. Stripes were an important part of the collection and I love how that is picked up with the sequins that adorn the front of this jacket. You also have that grid pattern on the rest of the dress that is made from combining little closed rectangles of stripes placed against each other resulting in that pretty design. I love having the reference photos for you so you can see how gorgeous this is once on the body.

The dress is a simple shift with little cap sleeves and a scooped collar. In person it is a bit more of a pastel pink tone and even prettier than how it photoed here. All of the seams through the body of the dress are set vertically. As they move over the body they gently create the curve of the dress so that it skims over you and is very flattering. I love the combination of wool and sequins. It is unexpected and lets the dress work for both day and evening. Only the front of the dress is a done in sequins. Karl kept that front-only detail even on the cap sleeves who have sequins only on their fronts. The sequins run horizontally on a panel set down the centre of the dress. Across the waist there is a strap adorned with two Chanel buttons. If you look closely at the buttons, he incorporated that same pattern in the wool part as the background of each button. I love that detail. The fabric is light in weight but is still has structure so that Karl was able to sculpt the shape he desired. It is so pretty and easy to wear. Excellent condition.

Fully lined in a peach silk chiffon and closes with a hidden set back zipper. This one has its original Chanel placket with extra fabric and an extra button inside. There is a very minor, slight change in colour near the edge of the inner lining under the arms. Please see the photo after the label shot. Tagged a Chanel 36.

Sleeves: 11" around the opening
Shoulders: 14.5"
Bust: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 36" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5011

Reference Photos/Video: Fall 2001 Chanel Runway.

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

This Spring 2014 dress is one of the most photographed and best known of all of the Chanel pieces that Karl ever created. This is the second time we have had it in the shop and its as wonderful if not more this time. It has a spectacular provenance and there are probably even more examples of it being photoed and worn that season that we have yet to find. It's twin was Look 84 on the runway and it was instantly snapped up to be photoed on Keira Knightley for the Harper's Bazaar cover. It, and other variations in this print, also appeared on Vogue China, Czechia, Netherlands and Korea editions, InStyle magazine and many, many, other publications. The range of models and celebrities who wore this dress is as vast ranging from Sarah Jessica Parker, to Rita Ora, and Karolina Kurkova to name just a few. 

Vogue's review of the piece stated that 'The Grand Palais was transformed into a gigantic white-walled hangar of paintings and sculptures—quintessential Basel or Frieze—all seventy-five of them made by Lagerfeld during his Summer of Prodigious Creativity. He didn't actually create them himself—that feat would be too Olympian even for Karl—but he drew the pieces or made maquettes so his studio could realize the finished product. The coming together of concept and design was clearly responsible for the way Lagerfeld's theme infected his collection to a greater degree than usual.... Deconstruction, trompe l'oeil, collage, bricolage—this Chanel collection was a fest of art processes. You never get the sense that Lagerfeld is pushing himself; he makes everything look much too easy for that. Nevertheless, in the ninety-ish looks he showed today, there were more stories than he would usually be bothered to tell.' They mention the series of dress that used this print specifically saying; 'a paint chart from the 1900s yielded a whole group of primally Pantone-ed pieces.' There were 14 pieces presented that made up the final group, that had variations of this print on them. This dress that was the one that was photoed the most and pulled by all the editors and sold out worldwide. It was without a doubt the dress of the collection.

The dress combines a stunning light scarf weight silk that has that beautiful Pantone palette in all the colours of the rainbow in a print that travels horizontally over its surface. The dress is suspended from the shoulders by tiny silk straps. The bust has been covered in a painted white lace. This stiffens the lace underneath and gives it an unusual texture that is quite beautiful. The lace is then backed by a nude silk netting. The bodice skims over you to a dropped and generous waist seam that sits at the top of the hips. Under that the skirt widens out as it nears the hem. A wide band of lace is set around the entire lower part of the hem. It is a clever way to add a bit of weight to the dress so that it falls perfectly once on the body. The skirt is cut to be shorter at the front and is fuller & longer at the back. You can see in the runway video how beautifully this allows the dress to move when you walk. On the runway Karl belted it above that dropped seam for added shape. For many of the editorial shots it was worn without a belt and I love that you have the option to wear it either way. It really changes the look of the dress if you did belt it. It is gorgeous. Excellent condition.

The dress is fully lined through the bodice in a nude silk behind the bust area and an ivory silk to the waist. The skirt is unlined. The lower lace part has a backing of two layers of silk tulle. It closes with a hidden set back zipper and snaps above that. Tagged a Chanel 38 

Bust: 16.5-17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Natural waist: to 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Dropped seam at top of hip: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 20" from top of straps to dropped seam
Full Length: 38" from top of straps to shortest point of the front hem, 50" longest point of the back hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5005

Reference Photos/Video: (1-6) Spring 2014 Chanel Runway, Look 84. Model Binx Walton.  /  (7) Keira Knightley for Harpers Bazaar, February 2014.  /  (8) Fei Fei Sun for Neiman Marcus, February 2014.  /  (9) Vlada Roslyakova by Ellen Von Unwerth for Numero Tokyo, April 2014.  /  (10) Photo by Mario Testino for Vogue China, March 2014.  /  (11) Robin Holzken for Telva Magazine, April 2014.  /  (12) Vogue Czechia, July 2014.  /  (13) Vogue Girl Korea, April 2014.  /  (14) Myself Germany, April 2014.  /  (15) Phoebe Tonkin in Chanel at the Humane Society Gala, March 2014.  /  (16) Sarah Jessica Parker for InStyle UK, May 2014.  /  (17) Karolina Kurkova for Harper’s Bazaar Malaysia February 2014.  /  (18) Rita Ora in Chanel at BET Studios, May 2014.  /  (19) Vogue Netherlands March 2014.

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

The twin of this dress walk the runway for the Fall 2001 Chanel show. The show title was "Coco Pop" and part of the show had references to pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. There were also beautiful pieces that worked in the Chanel logo, chains and flowers and you can see on this dress that when you look closely at the sequin pattern that runs down the front they actually form the famous Chanel Camellia flower. I love having the reference photos and video for you so you can see how gorgeous this is once on the body.

Everything about this dress has that chic Chanel feel that makes many of Karl's designs feel like forever classics. Even without the fact that its twin walked the runway show, the dress feels very Chanel. It is beautiful in person and the simple lines and cut make it the kind of dress that you can wear multiple times while the styling and accessories you choose to add can make it feel different each time. It combines a flat pile cotton velvet backed in silk for the body of the dress and then the front panels have a nude silk backing and the lace overlay with a sequin finish. I love the texture and interest that this combination gives the dress. It has just enough weight to hold the intended shape beautifully. It is strapless with boning inside to help to hold the dress in place around you. The waist is shaped and brought in but there is no seam going across the dress to break the eye. From there, it skims over the hips and widens out to the hem. I love how the back is cut slightly longer than the front so you get that beautiful line behind you. The front lace panel is divided into two sections. The one that goes over the bust is done on a curve with sequins outlining its edges. Sequin Camellia flowers sit on the lace and are made from a variety of muted metallic sequins. Another curving edged panel runs all the way to the hem below the waist and again we see beautiful flowers done over the lace. They are concentrated more towards the top area and then start to disappear as they reach the hem. There is a little mother of pearl and black logo piece that sits on the side of the waist with the Chanel logo embossed on the mother-of-pearl plate. Just to ensure that you know it is indeed Chanel. It is an exceptional piece of Chanel. Excellent condition

Fully lined in a black silk and the lace panels have another layer of nude coloured silk between that and the lace. The inner bodice is boned and made of a lingerie stretch net. An inner waist hooks to close and the dress closes at the back with a hidden set zipper. Tagged a vintage Chanel 40. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.

Bust: 17-17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 52" from top of bodice to front hem, 55" to the back hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD4986

Reference Photos/Video: Fall 2001 Chanel Runway.

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

This gorgeous Chanel has an amazing provenance. Its twin walked the runway for Look 83 that season, Julianne Moore wore one to Cannes that year, and Elle Fanning also wore one from us to Cannes just this year. We are so pleased to have another one and this one even has a beautiful Chanel brooch that will be sent with it. The Metiers d'Art presentations are always a celebration of the amazing craftsmanship and talent of the Chanel Artisans. Vogue stated that "The lace and ribbons and elaborate sleeve details of Winterhalter's portraits of Sissi (Empress Elisabeth of Austria), became part of the Chanel vocabulary in this collection." You can see that tribute to lace on this dress. 

Everything about this dress has that chic Chanel feel that makes many of Karl's designs feel like forever classics. Even without the fact that it is so well documented the dress feels very Chanel. It is beautiful in person and the simple lines and cut make it the kind of dress that you can wear multiple times while the styling and accessories you choose to add can make it feel different each time. It is made of black silk that has a slight bit of texture to it. It has enough weight to hold the intended shape beautifully. Wide straps curve up and over each shoulder and then extend to sit on each side of the low squared off opening that exposes your entire upper back. This is so unexpected and insanely sexy. The neckline is cut straight across. The waist is seamed and brought in with a wide silk satin black ribbon that ties in a bow at the front. The ends of the bow trail down the front of the skirt to add extra detailing. The ribbon also holds in place the panel of lace that runs down the entire front. Set in the centre of that bow is a beautiful, deep, pewter silver, Chanel brooch in the shape of a heart. It can be removed so is an amazing extra piece of Chanel that comes with the dress. The panel is made up of tiers of black lace that sit in horizontal bands. These start at the top of the neckline, run in and behind the band around the waist and then fall like an apron over the front of the skirt. The dress curves over the hips with little pockets hidden along the seams. Depending on your height, the skirt will fall to just above the ankle or the floor. It is an exceptional piece of Chanel and has its original shop tag. Excellent condition with a minor note below.

Fully lined in a black silk and closes with a back hidden set zipper. Tagged a Chanel 38. The previous dress we had, had its original tag attached so we know that the original price of the dress was $11,900 which is just over $16,000 in today's dollars, not even counting Chanel's rise in pricing that is well over the actual inflation value. It looks like the snaps at the back ribbon may have been moved slightly to give a bit more room at the waist. They could easily move back. Pockets on each hip.

Bust: to 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 13" from top of shoulder to shoulder top of the 2" band at the waist
Total length: 53" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5013

Reference Photos/Video: (1-2) Pre-Fall 2015 Chanel, Look 83. Model Caroline Brasch Nielsen.  /  (3-4) Julianne Moore in Chanel at the Chopard Trophy Party in Cannes, May 2015.  /  (5-7) Elle Fanning, wearing the twin of this dress from us, in Cannes, May 2024.

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

The twin of this gorgeous Spring 2001 Chanel set walked the runway that season. The show that year took place in the Carrousel de Louvre where the Chanel team constructed a multi-coloured Neon Staircase for the models to walk down. The Chanel 'Catwalk' books noted that the models sported tons of colour to go with that staircase and the collection showcased red, pink, blue, coral and purple besides the standard black and white used so often by Karl. Models had logos written on their faces and even their nails with a 'specially produced varnish embellished with diamante chips'. This look was heavily styled with accessories for the show and I loved when you see the pieces paired back you understand just how fantastic they really are. No one does cashmere like Chanel. The fabric of the skirt is yet another amazing example of just how high -end their fabrications for ready-to-wear are. 

This Chanel set is so good. These are the kind of pieces that you see in real life and it makes you swoon. As good as it looks in the photos it only really comes to life on the body. Both pieces are absolutely beautiful. The sweater is so pretty in its own right. There is a definite nod to the tennis sweater in its design. The cashmere has a defined ribbing through the body and sleeves, and then the cuffs, hem and neckline are done in a finer ribbing for contrast. Also like a tennis sweater, it has a classic striping around the neck line and the cuffs. It is cut to sit soft and easy on the body so that it feel simple with the perfect amount of casualness. I love the little pocket that sits on one hip and there is a little Chanel emblem under that. It has the double C logo on a grid which to me is a little nod to the tennis net. The skirt is equally as amazing. Here we have wide ribbed cashmere detailing around the waist and then we have a beautiful Chanel tweed boucle done in soft coral and peaches on a ivory backdrop. Big oversized belt loops sit along the the waist line and they have little snaps in behind at their centres in case you want to wear a different size belt, or have a belt sit higher or lower. They are held in place at their bottoms by a dome pearl button that has Chanel embossed on it. There are little pockets set along the inset front seams. The skirt is cut in a sharp little A-line. I love how the sequins done in a mix of pastel peach, coral and white, are used to highlight the grid pattern of the tweed. This is a superb Chanel set that is just exceptional. Excellent condition.

The sweater is unlined and the skirt is lined in a Chanel embossed ivory silk. The sweater slips on to wear and the skirt closes with a hidden set back zipper. Both pieces appear to have been worn very little if at all. The colour and textures are even better in person. Both pieces are tagged a Chanel 38. The sweater has some stretch and the comfortable range of measurements while laying flat are below.

Sweater
Sleeves: 24" and are 11-14" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 19-22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bottom of sweater: 13.5-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 22" from neck to hem

Skirt
Waist: 12.5-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 23" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5009

Reference Photos/Video: (1-3) Spring 2001 Chanel.  /  (4-5) From the book "Chanel Catwalk: The Complete Collections".

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

The twin of this dress walk the runway for the Fall 2001 Chanel show. The show title was "Coco Pop" and part of the show had references to pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. Stripes were an important part of the collection and I love how that is picked up with the sequins that adorn the front of this jacket. You also have that grid pattern on the rest of the dress that is made from combining little closed rectangles of stripes placed against each other resulting in that pretty design. I love having the reference photos for you so you can see how gorgeous this is once on the body.

The dress is a simple shift with little cap sleeves and a scooped collar. In person it is a bit more of a pastel pink tone and even prettier than how it photoed here. All of the seams through the body of the dress are set vertically. As they move over the body they gently create the curve of the dress so that it skims over you and is very flattering. I love the combination of wool and sequins. It is unexpected and lets the dress work for both day and evening. Only the front of the dress is a done in sequins. Karl kept that front-only detail even on the cap sleeves who have sequins only on their fronts. The sequins run horizontally on a panel set down the centre of the dress. Across the waist there is a strap adorned with two Chanel buttons. If you look closely at the buttons, he incorporated that same pattern in the wool part as the background of each button. I love that detail. The fabric is light in weight but is still has structure so that Karl was able to sculpt the shape he desired. It is so pretty and easy to wear. Excellent condition.

Fully lined in a peach silk chiffon and closes with a hidden set back zipper. This one has its original Chanel placket with extra fabric and an extra button inside. There is a very minor, slight change in colour near the edge of the inner lining under the arms. Please see the photo after the label shot. Tagged a Chanel 36.

Sleeves: 11" around the opening
Shoulders: 14.5"
Bust: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 36" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5011

Reference Photos/Video: Fall 2001 Chanel Runway.

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

This Spring 2014 dress is one of the most photographed and best known of all of the Chanel pieces that Karl ever created. This is the second time we have had it in the shop and its as wonderful if not more this time. It has a spectacular provenance and there are probably even more examples of it being photoed and worn that season that we have yet to find. It's twin was Look 84 on the runway and it was instantly snapped up to be photoed on Keira Knightley for the Harper's Bazaar cover. It, and other variations in this print, also appeared on Vogue China, Czechia, Netherlands and Korea editions, InStyle magazine and many, many, other publications. The range of models and celebrities who wore this dress is as vast ranging from Sarah Jessica Parker, to Rita Ora, and Karolina Kurkova to name just a few. 

Vogue's review of the piece stated that 'The Grand Palais was transformed into a gigantic white-walled hangar of paintings and sculptures—quintessential Basel or Frieze—all seventy-five of them made by Lagerfeld during his Summer of Prodigious Creativity. He didn't actually create them himself—that feat would be too Olympian even for Karl—but he drew the pieces or made maquettes so his studio could realize the finished product. The coming together of concept and design was clearly responsible for the way Lagerfeld's theme infected his collection to a greater degree than usual.... Deconstruction, trompe l'oeil, collage, bricolage—this Chanel collection was a fest of art processes. You never get the sense that Lagerfeld is pushing himself; he makes everything look much too easy for that. Nevertheless, in the ninety-ish looks he showed today, there were more stories than he would usually be bothered to tell.' They mention the series of dress that used this print specifically saying; 'a paint chart from the 1900s yielded a whole group of primally Pantone-ed pieces.' There were 14 pieces presented that made up the final group, that had variations of this print on them. This dress that was the one that was photoed the most and pulled by all the editors and sold out worldwide. It was without a doubt the dress of the collection.

The dress combines a stunning light scarf weight silk that has that beautiful Pantone palette in all the colours of the rainbow in a print that travels horizontally over its surface. The dress is suspended from the shoulders by tiny silk straps. The bust has been covered in a painted white lace. This stiffens the lace underneath and gives it an unusual texture that is quite beautiful. The lace is then backed by a nude silk netting. The bodice skims over you to a dropped and generous waist seam that sits at the top of the hips. Under that the skirt widens out as it nears the hem. A wide band of lace is set around the entire lower part of the hem. It is a clever way to add a bit of weight to the dress so that it falls perfectly once on the body. The skirt is cut to be shorter at the front and is fuller & longer at the back. You can see in the runway video how beautifully this allows the dress to move when you walk. On the runway Karl belted it above that dropped seam for added shape. For many of the editorial shots it was worn without a belt and I love that you have the option to wear it either way. It really changes the look of the dress if you did belt it. It is gorgeous. Excellent condition.

The dress is fully lined through the bodice in a nude silk behind the bust area and an ivory silk to the waist. The skirt is unlined. The lower lace part has a backing of two layers of silk tulle. It closes with a hidden set back zipper and snaps above that. Tagged a Chanel 38 

Bust: 16.5-17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Natural waist: to 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Dropped seam at top of hip: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 20" from top of straps to dropped seam
Full Length: 38" from top of straps to shortest point of the front hem, 50" longest point of the back hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5005

Reference Photos/Video: (1-6) Spring 2014 Chanel Runway, Look 84. Model Binx Walton.  /  (7) Keira Knightley for Harpers Bazaar, February 2014.  /  (8) Fei Fei Sun for Neiman Marcus, February 2014.  /  (9) Vlada Roslyakova by Ellen Von Unwerth for Numero Tokyo, April 2014.  /  (10) Photo by Mario Testino for Vogue China, March 2014.  /  (11) Robin Holzken for Telva Magazine, April 2014.  /  (12) Vogue Czechia, July 2014.  /  (13) Vogue Girl Korea, April 2014.  /  (14) Myself Germany, April 2014.  /  (15) Phoebe Tonkin in Chanel at the Humane Society Gala, March 2014.  /  (16) Sarah Jessica Parker for InStyle UK, May 2014.  /  (17) Karolina Kurkova for Harper’s Bazaar Malaysia February 2014.  /  (18) Rita Ora in Chanel at BET Studios, May 2014.  /  (19) Vogue Netherlands March 2014.

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

The twin of this dress walk the runway for the Fall 2001 Chanel show. The show title was "Coco Pop" and part of the show had references to pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. There were also beautiful pieces that worked in the Chanel logo, chains and flowers and you can see on this dress that when you look closely at the sequin pattern that runs down the front they actually form the famous Chanel Camellia flower. I love having the reference photos and video for you so you can see how gorgeous this is once on the body.

Everything about this dress has that chic Chanel feel that makes many of Karl's designs feel like forever classics. Even without the fact that its twin walked the runway show, the dress feels very Chanel. It is beautiful in person and the simple lines and cut make it the kind of dress that you can wear multiple times while the styling and accessories you choose to add can make it feel different each time. It combines a flat pile cotton velvet backed in silk for the body of the dress and then the front panels have a nude silk backing and the lace overlay with a sequin finish. I love the texture and interest that this combination gives the dress. It has just enough weight to hold the intended shape beautifully. It is strapless with boning inside to help to hold the dress in place around you. The waist is shaped and brought in but there is no seam going across the dress to break the eye. From there, it skims over the hips and widens out to the hem. I love how the back is cut slightly longer than the front so you get that beautiful line behind you. The front lace panel is divided into two sections. The one that goes over the bust is done on a curve with sequins outlining its edges. Sequin Camellia flowers sit on the lace and are made from a variety of muted metallic sequins. Another curving edged panel runs all the way to the hem below the waist and again we see beautiful flowers done over the lace. They are concentrated more towards the top area and then start to disappear as they reach the hem. There is a little mother of pearl and black logo piece that sits on the side of the waist with the Chanel logo embossed on the mother-of-pearl plate. Just to ensure that you know it is indeed Chanel. It is an exceptional piece of Chanel. Excellent condition

Fully lined in a black silk and the lace panels have another layer of nude coloured silk between that and the lace. The inner bodice is boned and made of a lingerie stretch net. An inner waist hooks to close and the dress closes at the back with a hidden set zipper. Tagged a vintage Chanel 40. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.

Bust: 17-17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 52" from top of bodice to front hem, 55" to the back hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD4986

Reference Photos/Video: Fall 2001 Chanel Runway.

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