Chanel Sleeveless Mini Dress 'Greece' with Owl Embellishment


Condition: Pristine
Price: € 550
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Under Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel has made a habit of taking its Cruise collections on the road to fabulous destinations, from Cuba to Seoul, and drawing inspiration from the local culture and style. That he did in Chanel Resort 2018 with a collection called 'La Modernité de l'Antiquité' that raised ancient Greece from the past. Painted pottery was one of the most popular ways ancient Greeks depicted the human body in two dimensions. Lagerfeld reworked the motifs in column dresses with rows and rows of illustrations evoking the Greek originals. The Inspiration: In Coco Chanel’s Rue Cambon apartment, a bust of Venus sat on the mantle. That served as Lagerfeld’s jumping-off point this season, with the designer saying, “The criteria of beauty in ancient, then classical, Greece still hold true. There have never been more beautiful representations of women. Or more beautiful columns. The entire Renaissance, in fact, was based on antiquity. It is really about the youth of the world in all its power and unpredictability.“

  • Chanel Resort 2018
  • Knitted
  • Slips on
  • Scoop neckline
  • Sleeveless
  • Unlined 
  • Mid-weight, stretchy fabric
  • Figure-flattering tailored silhouette
  • Fits a EUR36/38
 
         Mesurements taken flat across from side to side:
  • Length: 86cm (33.85")
  • Buste: 42cm (16.53")
  • Hem: 48cm (18.89")
  • This item has been professionally cleaned and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival. 
  • This item has been authenticated by our in-house trained professionals. Chanel does not endorse or participate in the La Doyenne Vintage's authentication process.
  • Chanel is a registered trademark of Chanel, Inc.. La Doyenne Vintage is neither partnered nor affiliated with Chanel.
  • Photos are of the actual item in our possession. 
  • Reference photo: Luke Leitch
Reference
301-496
Designer
Chanel
Status
Available
Price
€ 550
Material
44% Paper - 36% cupro - 10% polyester - 10% nylon
Origin
France
Size
34

Chanel

Chanel is one of today’s best known and most highly sought-after fashion brands, and has been one practically since it was founded by Coco (Gabrielle) Chanel in 1909. Simply put, Coco Chanel is a fashion icon; her creations are the stuff of legend. Coco secured a place in the history of fashion with a steadfast commitment to creating quality clothing for women that was both stylish and comfortable. "A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous," Coco Chanel once said.

She worked to break the mold of the old French tradition of dress, allowing women to move in their clothing while maintaining a sophisticated silhouette. Unwavering in her determination to bring quality products to her clients, she insisted that her pieces be hand-stitched. Although her clothes were comfortable Chanel would never forfeit style. Maintaining classic lines, taking inspiration from menswear, and utilizing a timeless palette of black and white, Chanel secured her place in history.

The Chanel product brands have been personified by fashion models and actresses, including Inès de la Fressange, Catherine Deneuve, Carole Bouquet, Vanessa Paradis, Nicole Kidman, Anna Mouglalis, Lucía Hiriart, Hope Portocarrero, Audrey Tautou, Keira Knightley and Marilyn Monroe.

Today, Chanel stands out in just about every category: couture, ready-to-wear, accessories, jewelry, shoes and fragrances.

Gabrielle Chanel was not only a great fashion designer but also an incredible reader. For Gabrielle Chanel, if she has a very carnal relation to the fashion and the way in which she can liberate the body of the woman has also enormously conceptualized her art, her way of sewing and imagining a garment, relying on multiple inspirations, pictorial and literary.

Friend of the greatest authors and poets of her time, Chanel fed on their flashes and their writings. "Coco Honey, I just saw Dali and we talked about you dearly. I wish you luck, which is ridiculous, because you are lucky ": here is for example a quote from a letter from Cocteau which she was so close to. This curious, cultured, complex woman was an incredible reader, of Shakespeare, Plato, Dostoevsky, Flaubert, or Maupassant, but also of ancient literature like Homer, Virgil, or Lucretius.
Her library was exhibited for the first time in Venice; a wonderful way to discover another aspect of her personality.

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