$2,750.00
CHANEL · Museum-Level Woven Tunic Dress — Runway of PARIS / BYZANCE Métiers d’Art 2011 — // Comparable archivable pieces now exceed $8,000+ in the collector garments market – An esoteric relic from one of Lagerfeld’s most mythic collections — reserved for true Chanel initiates – From the gilded twilight of the Paris–Byzance story comes a piece woven not merely from yarn, but from symbols, echoes, and the memory of ancient courts – This tunic dress stands as one of the rarest expressions of Karl’s Byzantine imagination — a couture message encoded in thread, shimmer, and ritual geometry – A metaphysical artifact of the Paris–Byzance odyssey, destined for the most enlightened and discerning Chanel archives. – A garment that feels excavated from an imperial treasury rather than sewn in a modern atelier — a relic for collectors who understand the metaphysical pulse of Chanel’s Métiers d’Art // Size mark 34 FR / Comes as oversize may fit 36-38 FR too / Condition: never worn // • Hand-woven knit of extraordinary complexity, composed of deep imperial purples interlaced with shimmering metallic threads, creating a mosaic of light that shifts like Byzantine glasswork • Couture embroidery at collar, cuffs, and hem: embellished squares, micro-fringe, and jewel-toned accents referencing ancient cloisonné and palace ornamentation • CC jewel Gripoix charm at the hem, a miniature talisman that anchors the garment in Chanel’s lineage of sacred adornment • Openwork lattice pattern along the dress body — an interplay of opacity and revelation, echoing the architecture of sacred screens • Tunic silhouette with regal posture, draping with the serenity of a liturgical vestment — a garment that transcends fashion to approach ritual
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CHANEL · Museum-Level Woven Tunic Dress
— Runway of PARIS / BYZANCE Métiers d’Art 2011 —
// Comparable archivable pieces now exceed $8,000+ in the collector garments market
– An esoteric relic from one of Lagerfeld’s most mythic collections — reserved for true Chanel initiates
– From the gilded twilight of the Paris–Byzance story comes a piece woven not merely from yarn, but from symbols, echoes, and the memory of ancient courts
– This tunic dress stands as one of the rarest expressions of Karl’s Byzantine imagination — a couture message encoded in thread, shimmer, and ritual geometry
– A metaphysical artifact of the Paris–Byzance odyssey, destined for the most enlightened and discerning Chanel archives.
– A garment that feels excavated from an imperial treasury rather than sewn in a modern atelier — a relic for collectors who understand the metaphysical pulse of Chanel’s Métiers d’Art
// Size mark 34 FR / Comes as oversize may fit 36-38 FR too / Condition: never worn //
• Hand-woven knit of extraordinary complexity, composed of deep imperial purples interlaced with shimmering metallic threads, creating a mosaic of light that shifts like Byzantine glasswork
• Couture embroidery at collar, cuffs, and hem: embellished squares, micro-fringe, and jewel-toned accents referencing ancient cloisonné and palace ornamentation
• CC jewel Gripoix charm at the hem, a miniature talisman that anchors the garment in Chanel’s lineage of sacred adornment
• Openwork lattice pattern along the dress body — an interplay of opacity and revelation, echoing the architecture of sacred screens
•. Tunic silhouette with regal posture, draping with the serenity of a liturgical vestment — a garment that transcends fashion to approach ritual