Pristine Pre-Fall 2012 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Metallic Gold Detailed Suit w Gripoix Buttons designer-isabelle-allard Each piece of the dress

Each piece of the dress is constructed from a single layer of a silk crepe chiffon that is semi-sheer

You can wrap and cinch it for maximum shape or you can slip it through the openings along the seam on either side and run it inside the coat at the back and tie and cinch just the front part

Miuccia Prada selected four classic prints from previous collections and re-printed them on cotton: the feminine tiny “hearts

Bust: 21" from side seam to side seam and continuing to bottom hem

Reference Photos: (1) Benedetta Barzini in Hanae Mori chrysanthemums printed evening pajamas photographed by Richard Avedon

Pristine Pre-Fall 2012 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Metallic Gold Detailed Suit w Gripoix Buttons designer-isabelle-allard Each piece of the dressThis little Chanel suit is stunning. It is from the Pre Fall 2012 collection and a version in a different colourway walked the runway for Look 32. The collection was a "salute to the work of the craftspeople who make Chanel happen, including the recently passed Franois Lesage (hence the name, Mtiers d'Art), was definitely a feat of creative excess, from the jaw dropping set, which turned a curved space under the dome of the Grand Palais into a corner