CHANEL 97C vintage baby yellow boucle tweed classic tailor blazer jacket FR40
View Similar Items
CHANEL 97C vintage baby yellow boucle tweed classic tailor blazer jacket FR40
About the Item
- Designer:
- Brand:
- Dimensions:Marked Size: 40 (EU)
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Condition:Very good, this item was pre-owned and is in very good condition. With minor signs of wear.
- Seller Location:Hong Kong, HK
- Reference Number:Seller: ZING/A000371stDibs: LU172618847781
Karl Lagerfeld
More than a mere tastemaker, Karl Lagerfeld devoted himself to the continual pursuit of chic. “My life and my job,” the designer once said, “is to forget myself.” During his five-decade career designing shoes, handbags, evening dresses and other items for Chanel, Fendi, Chloé and many others, Lagerfeld was a quintessential chameleon, ever evolving to embody the times.
An outsize, instantly recognizable personality — his ponytail powdered like an 18th-century viscount, his eyes perpetually shielded by dark glasses, wearing fistfuls of chunky silver jewels — Lagerfeld was, above all, an avatar of style.
Born in Hamburg (in 1933, ’35, or ’38 by varying accounts), Karl Lagerfeld packed his bags for Paris in 1954. His design for a coat won him the International Wool Secretariat and landed him a job with the celebrated couturier Pierre Balmain. He went on to become the designer of Jean Patou, eventually realizing that his seemingly endless ideas could fuel a career as a designer-for-hire. As such, Lagerfeld lent his vision to everyone from Loewe and Max Mara to Krizia and Charles Jourdan, nimbly moving among a diverse range of styles. It was an unprecedented way of working in the days when freelance was still a dirty word. During the late ’60s and ’70s, he refashioned Chloé to reflect the free spirit of the day and, beginning in 1965, joined forces with the Fendi family, taking it from sleepy furrier to fashion’s haute-est stratum.
Because of his track record for reviving and reimagining brands that had grown stagnant, in 1984 Lagerfeld was handed the reins at Chanel, which had been gathering dust since its founder’s heyday. From his first collection, Lagerfeld injected the venerable house with a frisson of modernity. He riffed on its iconography — tweed skirt suits, pearls, camellias — accenting a lexicon of Chanel-isms with tastes of the moment. Despite producing eight collections a year for Chanel, as well as four to five for Fendi, Lagerfeld never faltered in proposing new ideas each time he put pencil to paper.
Lagerfeld’s collections for Chanel, in particular, displayed his knack for synthesizing old and new, high and low. From Watteau (Spring/Summer 1985 couture) and Serge Roche (Spring/Summer 1990 ready-to-wear) to hip-hop fly girls (Fall/Winter 1991 ready-to-wear), surfers (Spring/Summer 2003 ready-to-wear) and ancient Egypt (Pre-Fall 2019), Lagerfeld used each season’s inspiration to conceive Chanel’s signatures anew.
Browse a collection of sophisticated designs by Karl Lagerfeld on 1stDibs, including evening gowns for Chanel, vintage cocktail dresses for Chloé and more.
Chanel
In the years following the opening of her modest millinery shop, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel became a pivotal designer of both fashionable casual wear and Paris haute couture as well as an icon and arbiter of 20th-century style with her bob haircut and pearls. Today vintage Chanel handbags, jackets and evening dresses are among the most sought-after clothing and accessories for fashion lovers all over the world.
The first Chanel shop was established in 1910 in Paris on rue Cambon by the young milliner Gabrielle Chanel (1883–1971), who had picked up the nickname “Coco” while working as a club singer. The boutique drew the attention of the Parisian fashion elite who popularized her wide-brimmed Chanel Modes hats. Soon she added a sportswear store in the Normandy resort town of Deauville, where Coco set the tone for her defining sense of style — traditionally masculine garments reimagined for feminine shapes, made from simple jersey fabric.
Effortless and elegant, Chanel's designs promoted comfort and grace in women’s wear that had been dominated in the previous century by complicated layers of fabric and cumbersome corsets. She followed this success with a couture house, opened in 1915 in Biarritz.
But Chanel was not born into a life of glamour. Following the death of her mother, her father left her in an orphanage where she lived until the age of 18. It was there that she learned to sew as well as appreciate the classic pairing of black and white as worn by the nuns. In 1926, she introduced her first little black dress, reclaiming a color that had once been reserved for mourning and working-class women. That same decade, she debuted her perfume, Chanel No. 5, as well as the Chanel suit with a fitted skirt, inspired by the boxy lines of men’s clothing and employing a sporty tweed.
Chanel closed her fashion operations during World War II, then returned to the industry in 1954 to design for the functional needs of modern women. Structure and wearability endured in all of Chanel’s clothing and accessories, like the quilted leather 2.55 handbag introduced in 1955 with its gold-chain shoulder strap that freed up a woman’s hands. Chanel's collarless jacket reacted against the constricting styles of Christian Dior's New Look, replacing them with a design that was timeless, an instant classic. The 1957 two-tone slingback pumps had a practical heel height while offering a bold statement in the black tip of the shoes.
After Coco Chanel died in 1971, the brand underwent several changes in leadership, including fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, who took over as artistic director in 1983. Over the years, the company has continued to innovate, such as expanding into ready-to-wear fashion in 1978 and, in 2002, establishing a subsidiary company — Paraffection — dedicated to preserving the heritage skills of fashion artisan workshops. The House of Chanel still operates its flagship on rue Cambon in Paris, where it all began.
Browse vintage Chanel bags, evening dresses, shoes, jewelry and other clothing and accessories on 1stDibs.
- MOSCHINO CHEAP CHIC Vintage yellow red trim 4-pocket blazer jacket IT44 LBy MoschinoLocated in Hong Kong, NTMOSCHINO CHEAP CHIC Vintage yellow red trim 4-pocket blazer jacket IT44 L Brand: Moschino Designer: Jeremy Scott Material: Acetate Color: Yellow Pattern: Solid Extra Detail: Yellow w...Category
2010s Italian Blazers
- CHRISTIAN LACROIX yellow cotton floral jacquard black lace padded jacket FR40By Christian LacroixLocated in Hong Kong, NTCHRISTIAN LACROIX yellow cotton floral jacquard black lace padded jacket FR40 Brand: Christian Lacroix Material: Cotton Color: Yellow Pattern: Floral Closure: Zip Extra Detail: Brigh...Category
1980s French Blazers
- LANVIN dark grey cotton blend nylon minimal single breast suit blazer EU44 XSBy Lanvin ParisLocated in Hong Kong, NTLANVIN dark grey cotton blend nylon minimal single breast suit blazer EU44 XS Reference: CNLE/A00254 Brand: Lanvin Designer: Alber Elbaz Material: Cotton, Blend Color: Grey Pattern: ...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Blazers
- LANVIN black waffle low shine single breast minimal suit blazer EU44 XSBy Lanvin ParisLocated in Hong Kong, NTLANVIN black waffle low shine single breast minimal suit blazer EU44 XS Reference: CNLE/A00255 Brand: Lanvin Designer: Alber Elbaz Material: Polyester Color: Black Pattern: Solid Clo...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Blazers
- NOUR HAMMOUR cream lambskin minimal dual pocket cropped zip jacket IT36 XXSLocated in Hong Kong, NTNOUR HAMMOUR cream lambskin minimal dual pocket cropped zip jacket IT36 XXS Reference: LNKO/A02256 Brand: Nour Hammour Material: Lambskin Leather Color: Cream Pattern: Solid Closure:...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Cropped Jackets
- THE NORTH FACE KAZUKI KURAISHI Black Label Charlie Duty Jacket Black Blue XLLocated in Hong Kong, NTTHE NORTH FACE KAZUKI KURAISHI Black Label Charlie Duty Jacket Black Blue XL Reference: TGAS/A05286 Brand: The North Face Designer: Kazuki Karaishi Model: Charlie Duty Collection: 20...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Jackets
- Vintage Satin Jacket by Murray ArbeidBy Murray ArbeidLocated in London, GBA great vintage jacket for Spring . The jacket is in yellow silk satin with black floral like embellishment. It is fully lined and has a pocket on either side.Category
1980s British Jackets
- Oscar De La Renta F/W 2003 Silk Yellow Metallic Embroidery Beaded Long JacketBy Oscar De La RentaLocated in Montgomery, TXOscar De La Renta for Neiman Marcus Silk Embroidered Long Jacket Label size missing F/W 2003 Collection Silky jacquard fabric with soft green lives print over the yellow background, ...Category
Early 2000s American Jackets
- Escada Yellow Leather Fitted Jacket Reptile Embossed New With Tags 1990sBy EscadaLocated in Wallkill, NYYellow Reptile Embossed Leather Fitted Jacket New With Tags from the 1990s. Zippered front, with zippered arms. Measuring up to 38 in. waist- Up to 34-inch waist-- 24-inch sleeve -- ...Category
1990s German Jackets
- Mulberry Mustard Yellow Wool JacketBy MulberryLocated in London, GBA contemporary Mulberry woollen jacket in mustard yellow. This jacket has been inspired by bikers’ jackets, mimicking the belt and buckle at the hem and...Category
20th Century Portuguese Double-Breasted Jackets
- Vintage 1960’s Ungaro Yellow Plaid JacketBy Emanuel UngaroLocated in Los Angeles, CAProduct Details: Yellow plaid jacket by Emanuel Ungaro Circa 1960's Plaid pattern Yellow tones Long sleeves Button front closure with interior snap bu...Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Blazers
- MARNI mustard yellow REVERSIBLE SHEARLING & LEATHER Coat Jacket 46 XLBy MarniLocated in Zürich, CH100% authentic Marni reversible long sleeve coat in domesticated lamb shearling (100%). Comes with two front pockets and a crew neck. Opens with four buttons on the front. Unlined. H...Category
2010s Jackets
Recently Viewed
View AllRead More
Remembering Fashion Designer, Collector and Supreme Tastemaker Karl Lagerfeld
The creative force behind brands like Chanel, Fendi and Chloé was as exacting in his interiors as he was in his clothing designs.
With a Wink, Karl Lagerfeld Sent This Egg-Carton-Shaped Chanel Bag Down the Runway
For the brand’s 2014–15 ready-to-wear show in Paris, the designer was inspired by a most unexpected place: the supermarket.