Fall 2017 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Runway Look 91 Back Sequin Dress w Detachable Collar designer-paganne All of the bead work

All of the bead work is done by hand

The very restraint not to add more to it is part of what makes it so perfect

It is cut to skims over the bust

The bead work has all been applied by hand and you can clearly see this is the case on the back side of the fabric

Fall 2017 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Runway Look 91 Back Sequin Dress w Detachable Collar designer-paganne All of the bead workThe Shrimpton Couture Archives The twin of this spectacular dress walked the runway for the Fall 2017 Chanel show and Sofia Boutella wore one for a premiere that season. Karl repeated variations of this look throughout the show and one of those versions was a part of the 2023 Metropolitan Museum Exhibition, "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty" giving it a wonderful of amount provenance. I love having the reference photos and video for you so you can see