Online resale specialist Collector Square unveiled an array of items designed by the late Karl Lagerfeld over his 30-plus years helming Chanel.
Osanna Orlowski, cofounder of Collector Square, said Chanel items by Lagerfeld are “very sought after,” and she marveled at his “incredible capacity” to animate classic styles with new fabrications and decorative motifs, and to dream up whimsical items like beach rackets or checkerboards, also part of the online sale.
Meanwhile, auction house Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr is gearing up for a sale on April 27 titled “L’Art du Luxe: Chanel.” Its 350 lots include one of Lagerfeld’s iconic scuba-style Chanel jackets from the spring-summer 1991 collection, and a wide selection of designs across his entire tenure, from 1983 until he died in 2019.
Unusual lots include an aluminum bike from 2008 featuring a quilted leather seat. It’s estimated to fetch between 12,000 euros and 15,000 euros. There are also designs dating from founder Gabrielle Chanel, Philippe Guibourgé, and Virginie Viard, who succeeded Lagerfeld as creative director.: A Line of Beauty” exhibition opening on May 5 at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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