Pre-Fall 2013 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Runway Look 65 Black Silk Pleated Dress designer-bill-gibb The skirting of the coat

The skirting of the coat opens with inverted pleats set at each side and then again at the back

The open cut should allow it to fit a range of sizes keeping in mind that the shoulders have a slightly narrower cut

The blue absolutely pops against the black and the other black beads act to add shimmer and texture

An attached velvet ribbon sit on one hip and wraps around you to tie in a bow on the other side

two pocket design

Pre-Fall 2013 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Runway Look 65 Black Silk Pleated Dress designer-bill-gibb The skirting of the coatThe Shrimpton Couture Archives The twin of the dress in an ivory walked the runway for the Pre fall 2013 Chanel show Under the creative direction of Karl Lagerfeld The show was held in Edinburgh Scotland and had a distinctive reference to the kilt which you see clearly on the bodice detailing on the bodice Lace straps curve over each shoulder and run around the top edge of the bodice The top of the dress has closed pleats that open at the waist and