CHANEL · Vintage “Little White Jacket” in Multicolour Lesage Tweed
— Spring 1996 · Karl Lagerfeld

• Ultra-Rare Collectible · Golden-Era Chanel

— Spring 1996 was Karl at his most relaxed and slyly subversive. Vogue’s retrospective on the show describes a season that played Chanel against casual dressing, tomboyishness and a lighter, more irreverent attitude; Lagerfeld himself called it “very Chanel, with a touch of humor, a touch of punk.”

This jacket carries that spirit beautifully. It is recognisably Chanel at first glance, but the surface is brighter, fresher and more playful than the usual black-and-white canon.

// Size mark 42 FR / Condition: pristine, kept unworn //

MATERIAL POETRY

• Crafted from exquisite white tweed, interwoven with fine threads of pastel pink, lemon yellow, sky blue, mint green and soft coral

• The tweed remains crisp enough to hold the jacket’s shape, while the multicolour threads give it movement and a distinctly optimistic 1990s energy

• The result is bright without becoming sugary — more daylight than candy

HOUSE CODES

• The jacket follows the iconic 4-patch-pocket silhouette

• Silver-tone CC logo buttons punctuate the front and pockets, engraved with CHANEL lettering and the profile of Gabrielle Chanel

SILOHOUETTE

• Slight shaping at the waist, keeping the jacket elegant rather than boxy

• The cooler silver hardware keeps the multicolour tweed from feeling too sweet

• The interior is finished with tonal silk lining; the traditional chain link at the interior hem gives the lower edge its characteristic Chanel balance and fall