Incredible Cruise 2011 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Gold Ribbon & Metallic Cord Knit Dress designer-todd-oldham The sleeves are a puffed

The sleeves are a puffed capped and the front and back gather into the yoke across the shoulders

Under the waist it curves out slightly over the tip of the hips and then ether skirt falls tot he floor under that in a gently widening curve

This gives it a lovely matte and soft texture that I am sure he did deliberately to mimic the velvet texture of a rose petal

Hand made and in unworn condition

Incredible Cruise 2011 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Gold Ribbon & Metallic Cord Knit Dress designer-todd-oldham The sleeves are a puffedThe Chanel Cruise collections have an interesting history. Gabrielle Chanel actually sailed and her love of the sport led to her inception of a 'cruise' collection in the 1920s. She was not the first to come up with this concept but hers were among the first to show a complete collection in a fully fledged show. They eventually fell off in popularity and it was not until Karl Lagerfeld took over Chanel that the cruise collections started again. A one