CHANEL · Fall/Winter 1989 · Runway · Karl Lagerfeld
Vintage wine, poured into tweed
As seen in Vogue Italia, September 1989, photographed by Albert Watson
For Fall/Winter 1989 Karl Lagerfeld dressed Chanel in a single colour from head to toe. On the Paris runway this jacket came out in total burgundy: a felt hat with a wide brim, ropes of red glass beads at the throat, velvet camellias on the shoulder, gloves and tights in the same deep shade.
That September Vogue Italia gave it a page of its own, shot by Albert Watson: "tutto Chanel", a double-breasted, collarless coat with patch pockets. Runway and Vogue in the same season: a rare double pedigree for a single piece.
It was a season of hats and autumn colour: rust, wine, cognac and black, long jackets worn over bare legs and tights, every look finished down to the gloves. This jacket is that season in its purest form.






















