This is a gorgeous dress by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel and its twin walked the runway for the Fall 1998 season. In the book 'Chanel Catwalk' the notes for the show say tell us that it "was meant to evoke the style and atmosphere of Coco Chanel's Deauville and Biarritz days in the late 1910 and early 1920s." A photo of the dress is included in that book and I also have runway photos so that you can see how fantastic this dress is on the body.

Everything about this dress has that chic Chanel feel that makes many of Karl's designs classics forever. Even without the fact that the Chanel logo literally covers every inch of the dress it still feels very Chanel. It is beautiful in person and the simple lines and cut make it the kind of dress that you can wear multiple times with the styling and accessories you add making it feel different each time. It is made of very light black cotton mix netting that has the Chanel letters done in denser threads so that they stand out. These are scattered over the entire dress. Around the neckline, circling the arms, the waist, hips and around the bottom hem, there is a second net ribbon that has the Chanel name and double C logo. The dress is light in weight and it simply drapes over the body perfectly once you have it on. The front and back necklines are scooped and at the back it is scooped lower so that you get a bit of bare skin showing. The waist is loose and easy and then the dress starts to widen as it skims out over the hips. The skirt falls under that to the floor gently widening out as it nears the hem. It is that perfect easy dress but will the added impact of obviously being a Chanel. It is just stunning. Excellent condition

Fully lined in a soft brown crepe and it closes with a hidden set back zipper. Tagged a Chanel 36. The easy cut and slight stretch of the dress should allow it to fit on a variety of sizes.

Bust: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Natural waist: to 15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 17.5" from top of shoulder to top of band at the slightly dropped waist
Total length: 57.5" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD4819

Reference Photos: (1-2) Fall 1998 Chanel Runway.  /  (3) From the book "Chanel: Catwalk".

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