Curatorial Description

CHANEL · Rare Jewel Embellished Lesage Tweed Coat with Logo Belt — Paris / MONACO / Monte-Carllo Métiers d’Art Collection · Karl Lagerfeld — Advertising Campaign Icon · Seen on billboards and in international fashion magazines — Highly Collectible Fashion Masterpiece // Boutique value: over $14,000 // ~ Some Chanel pieces simply appear in a collection; others become its visual shorthand. This coat belongs unmistakably to the second category ~ A star of the Paris / Monte-Carlo advertising campaign, it is instantly recognisable for its extraordinary jewel-covered tweed, elongated silhouette and graphic black belt ~ Lagerfeld took the familiar language of Chanel tweed and pushed it somewhere more exuberant — colour, texture and jewellery folded into one exceptionally resolved piece // Size mark 38 FR / Condition: never worn // MATERIAL AUTHORITY • Hand-woven from richly textured Lesage tweed, constructed on a dark black and charcoal ground • The weave is animated by vivid threads of crimson red, turquoise blue, sky blue, ivory, citron yellow and muted olive, creating a complex checked rhythm across the surface • The colour is deliberately irregular rather than uniform: flashes of blue and red move through the dark base, while ivory and yellow lift the weave with smaller points of light HOUSE CODES • Jewel embellishment runs throughout the coat, following the collar, front, pockets, sleeves and lower body with hundreds of individual points of colour and reflection • The beads echo the palette of the tweed — turquoise, ruby red, pale blue, yellow, ivory and dark tones — giving the surface unusual depth at close range • A glossy black leather waist belt sharply interrupts the multicoloured textile, bringing the entire composition back into focus • Its architectural buckle carries discreet CHANEL lettering, turning the belt into both a functional waist definition and a graphic House signature SILHOUETTE • Elongated coat-jacket proportion, falling well below the hip • The waist is dramatically controlled by the black leather belt, giving definition to what would otherwise be a straighter longline silhouette • Frayed edges at the sleeves and hem soften the precision of the construction and give the piece the slightly undone finish Lagerfeld often used to offset Chanel’s formal codes • Patch pockets are integrated into the front without disturbing the check pattern, retaining the practical vocabulary of Chanel tailoring beneath the elaborate surface treatment • Inside, the piece is finished with a luxurious double silk lining, providing a smooth, substantial interior against the highly textured exterior