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CHANEL · Navy Tweed Jacket with Perfume Bottle Patch Status: legendary runway collectible · Holy Grail CHANEL · The Devil Wears Prada icon — Among the most celebrated jackets of Karl Lagerfeld's career, this Cruise 2005 creation has become one of the undisputed Holy Grails of CHANEL collecting — Immortalized in The Devil Wears Prada, it transformed a classic tailored jacket into one of the House's most recognizable cultural icons, where couture craftsmanship meets the mythology of the CHANEL No. 5 bottle // Size mark 44 FR / Condition: pristine // — Material Authority · Midnight Tweed — • The jacket is tailored from richly textured deep navy tweed, whose dense woven surface reveals subtle variations of midnight blue and black under changing light • Its clean, uninterrupted texture allows the graphic details to emerge with exceptional clarity, while the fitted silhouette preserves the architectural precision of CHANEL tailoring — House Codes · The Perfume Bottle as an Emblem —  • The left chest is embroidered with the celebrated CHANEL perfume bottle patch, framed in gold and black embroidery like a couture insignia • More than decoration, it elevates the House's most enduring symbol into wearable heraldry. Delicate contrast braid traces the lapels, front edges, pockets, cuffs and hem, drawing every architectural line of the jacket with precision • Polished silver-tone CC buttons fasten the front, their sculptural relief adding flashes of light against the dark tweed and reinforcing the unmistakable identity of the House Why This Piece Matters? Few CHANEL garments have achieved the recognition of the Cruise 2005 Perfume Bottle Jacket. Its appearance in The Devil Wears Prada cemented its place in fashion history, while its rarity has made it one of the most sought-after creations of the Karl Lagerfeld era.