CHANEL FALL/WINTER 1991 (COLLECTION 26) GOLD PLATED BLACK ENTWINED LEATHER CUFF BRACELET SET

Gold plated cuff bracelet set from Chanel’s Fall/Winter 1991 ready-to-wear runway show under the artistic direction of Karl Lagerfeld. “Lagerfeld is deliberately provocative,” noted Vogue in January 1991, “taking his Chanel show to the edge of an abyss of kitsch and funk. His wild accessorizing with heavy metal and biker boots has had a powerful influence.” His genius was what today would be called the high/low mix, but might be better understood as uptown meets downtown, a distinction that speaks more of status than geography. Vogue photographed Karen Mulder looking like a million bucks in the designer’s artfully frayed denim mini, curve-hugging pink tweed jacket, and white T-shirt worn with a number of the layered chains and belts that appeared with headline-making profusion on the runway. (Lagerfeld told a wire service at the time that the models were adorned “just like a Christmas tree.”) 

Victoire de Castellane’s bold aesthetic and playful approach to designs led her to leading Chanel’s costume jewelry department into an era of vibrancy and energetic ingenuity under Karl Lagerfeld’s creative direction. This gold plated bracelet set is in good condition with minor wear to the inside, as photographed. 

D: 6 cm / 2.5 in.

Made in France.