Curatorial Description

CHANEL · Runway Ochre Tweed Skirt with CC Gripoix Buttons — Fall 2012 “Crystals & Minerals” Collection · Karl Lagerfeld • Advertising Campaign Piece · Seen on billboards and in fashion editorials Rare Campaign Collectible // A signature piece from one of Lagerfeld’s most visually distinctive collections // — Its appeal begins with the colour: a complex ochre, somewhere between mineral gold, olive, mustard and antique bronze depending on the light. The tone feels rich rather than bright, and the fine shimmer running through the tweed gives it the dry, crystalline surface that made the collection so immediately recognisable // Size mark 38 FR / Condition: never worn // MATERIAL AUTHORITY • Fine shimmering Chanel tweed with a tightly woven, refined surface • The colour is a sophisticated ochre, deliberately difficult to reduce to one note — warmer than olive, deeper than mustard, with subtle mineral undertones • Fine reflective threads are worked through the weave, producing a restrained shimmer rather than obvious sparkle • In changing light, the surface shifts between matte ochre, muted gold and mossy undertones — exactly the kind of chromatic ambiguity that gives the piece its depth HOUSE CODES • Masterpiece octagonal Gripoix CC logo buttons form the central jewellery element of the skirt • Each button is sculpted in a faceted, almost mineral-like shape, directly echoing the collection’s crystal and stone vocabular • The buttons run vertically along the asymmetric front panel, giving the skirt a strong graphic rhythm SILHOUETTE • High-waisted construction, sitting cleanly above the natural waist • Signature A-line shape, widening gradually through the hips and falling into a controlled, architectural line • The length gives the skirt a particularly elegant proportion, allowing the fabric to read almost like a narrow apron or panel when layered • The asymmetric buttoned front gives the silhouette movement without disturbing its balance • Tonal silk lining completes the interior, preserving the warm colour story without interruption STYLING INTELLIGENCE • It can be worn conventionally as a high-waisted A-line skirt • It can also be layered over trousers, exactly as presented in the advertising campaign • In that context, it reads almost as a structured cover-up or overskirt, giving the silhouette a more directional, editorial character • This duality is part of what makes the piece particularly strong: classical Chanel construction on one hand, and one of Lagerfeld’s more unexpected styling gestures on the other