Fall 2001 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Deep Red Tweed Dress & Jacket Set designer-issey-miyake In 1966 he had his

In 1966 he had his breakout show: 'Twelve Unwearable Dresses in Contemporary Materials

This is just an absolute wow

Two carved button close the front and I love the ribbon detail that follows along all the seams

The edges curve down and around the hem and the back is cut longer

The buttons and the snap at the waist appear to be vintage but more modern then the time period of the dress originally so were replacements at some point

Fall 2001 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Deep Red Tweed Dress & Jacket Set designer-issey-miyake In 1966 he had hisThis is a gorgeous little set with a tweed boucle jacket and a matching sleeveless dress. The show title was "Coco Pop" and part of the show had references to pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. Stripes were an important part of the collection and I love how that is subtly picked up in the way that the tweed is laid out over both the jacket and its matching dress. It is always nice to have multiple pieces because the opportunity to mix a match with things