Striking Fall 1997 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Runway Watercolour Black Dress w Bead Detail Unlabeled and Fabulous The sleeves have that same

The sleeves have that same tremendously wide cut that you see on both examples and are gorgeous

It cinches in at the waist and is finished absolutely perfectly inside and out

I dated it to the 40s but it could be a little later

This is definitely a showstopper

The Maggy Rouf house joined the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Paris in 1929 and continued to produce Haute Couture until 1965

Striking Fall 1997 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Runway Watercolour Black Dress w Bead Detail Unlabeled and Fabulous The sleeves have that sameThis is a lovely dress by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel and it twin walked the runway for the Fall 1997 season. Kristen McMenamy looked gorgeous in it as she walked the catwalk in it and I am very pleased that we have found runway footage for you to reference so that you can see how lovely the dress moves once it is on an actual body. We also found a backstage shot that has Karl in the photo with Kristen wearing the twin of this one. That makes it that