Curatorial Description

CHANEL · Runway Dress with Rampant Lion Buttons — Paris / HAMBURG 2018 Métiers d’Art, Karl Lagerfeld — As seen on Lily-Rose Depp and repeatedly re-entering the editorial field, this is a piece whose presence is already documented beyond the runway — a modern Chanel relic with verified cultural circulation — This dress translates Hamburg’s harbor palette into a controlled mosaic: sea-glass turquoise, deep teal, storm-grey, inked plum, and fuchsia signal-flashes arranged in a measured grid // Size mark 36 FR / Condition: never worn // • texture of the dress reads like Lagerfeld’s hometown rendered in Chanel grammar — maritime, nocturnal, and precise • Masterpiece buttons engraved with rampant Lions and Paris / Hamburg lettering — not mere fastenings, but insignia • Long sleeves, clean round neckline, and a straight, disciplined line that allows the textile to speak first • Finished with Chanel’s quiet completion: a composed interior that supports drape and comfort, preserving the dress as a complete object — not just a surface, but an engineered whole