Gorgeous Fall 1998 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Runway Black Crepe One Shoulder Dress designer-luis-estevez The skirt is gathers into

The skirt is gathers into the waist with a series of soft pleats and this creates a pretty voluminous effect

It is made from a butter soft

Reference Photo: Stella Tennant by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel Fall 1996

Using this particular fabric not only made it travel friendly - you can literally pull it out of a suitcase and it will be virtually wrinkle free - but it also allows the colors to stay as crisp and true as they would have been when it was produced

The velvet is very fine and soft

Gorgeous Fall 1998 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Runway Black Crepe One Shoulder Dress designer-luis-estevez The skirt is gathers intoThis is a gorgeous dress by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel and its twin walked the runway for the Fall 1998 season. On the runway is was shown with boots and a loose jacket over it but it is as good or better worn on its own. If nothing else it shows how versatile a great LBD like this can be. It was also amazing to find a runway photo from this time period and I love that with it you can see how lovely the dress is on an actual body. It is very hard to