Cruise 2002 Chanel by Karl Lagerfel Cashmere Knit Dress w Silk Chiffon Ribbon Skirt designer-andre-courreges This combination button and wrapped

This combination button and wrapped skirt is made of a polished cotton in the perfect khaki

Fully lined in a matching

It is not till you get close to the dress that you fully realize its genius

The sleeves are cut to be full above the ribbed cuffs

I love how the black velvet is set in on sharp angular lines to contrast that more fluid feel of the red

Cruise 2002 Chanel by Karl Lagerfel Cashmere Knit Dress w Silk Chiffon Ribbon Skirt designer-andre-courreges This combination button and wrappedThe 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