Cruise 2002 Chanel by Karl Lagerfel Cashmere Knit Dress w Silk Chiffon Ribbon Skirt designer-bill-blass However the cut is so

However the cut is so well done that you can actually leave it unhooked if you wish and create a a full open V that plunges right to the waist and leaves your back bare

I love the simplicity of this dress due to it being constructed out of a black silk but having fairly simple lines

What a beautiful example of the early swing or day dress as it evolved form the more tubular flapper to a more fitted silhouette

This is a lovely dress that really shows this life style influence

to Miuccia Prada—she's tossed it all in the air

Cruise 2002 Chanel by Karl Lagerfel Cashmere Knit Dress w Silk Chiffon Ribbon Skirt designer-bill-blass However the cut is soThe 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. The