The Marianne Faithfull Collection
Marianne Faithfull
A Group Of 3 Designer Garments By Chanel
No reserve
Lot Closed
September 12, 01:10 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A collection of three Chanel jackets by Karl Lagerfeld, comprising:
Navy ensemble with blue and silver sequins overlay, with black silk lapel and collar. Single breasted with a single black button. Four pockets, each with a gold 'CC' embossed button. ‘Chanel’ label. Size 48;
White Chanel jacket with black lace overlay. Single breasted with black silk lapel and one black button. Accompanied by matching white camisole top with black lace overlay. Two pockets. ‘Chanel’ label. Size 50;
Black Chanel jacket with alpaca fur. Single breasted, with a single large, silver-coloured button looped through on a chain. ‘Chanel’ label. Size 44. Accompanied by a photograph of her wearing this jacket.
Image Captions
Image kindly supplied by Marianne Faithfull (photo included with the present Lot). Marianne wearing the present Lot (part).
Marianne Faithfull got to know Karl Lagerfeld while living in Paris. He made a large number of pieces for her over the years that she wore both onstage and in private. Marianne first wore the white jacket with black lace when she attended the Chanel 2014/2015 Autumn/Winter Ready-To-Wear collection fashion show, on 4th March 2014 at the Grand Palais in Paris. Later that year Marianne was photographed wearing it again by Giasco Bertoli for the September 2014 edition of Purple Magazine.
Marianne wore her navy blue sequined ensemble at a special acoustic concert with guitar legend Bill Frissell at the intimate Parisian Jazz club 'The New Morning' on 9th February 2013. The jacket can be seen in fan recorded clips of some of the performance uploaded to youtube including this one: https://youtu.be/v6_DG4blqWs?si=0ZSTFAUxkkn1N-1v
The jacket also features in Marianne’s visual memoir 'A Life On Record’ published by Rizzoli. It is shown on a hanger on the back of a door in an image shot in her former Paris apartment on Rue d’Anjou.
The black Chanel jacket was worn in promotional portraits taken by Patrick Swirc for her 2011 album ‘Horses And High Heels’.
Marianne's love for fashion has been evident throughout her career; it has been an integral part of the 'Marianne Faithfull' image. She discusses fashion's significance in her life:
'Clothes have always been very important. To feel exquisitely dressed allowed me to become ‘Marianne Faithfull’, to feel ready. I’ve known so many of the great designers and they were all necessary in helping me create the ‘fabulous beast’ – my public persona.'
In her memoir, Marianne states:
‘To be exquisitely dressed is essential paraphernalia for the Marianne Faithfull persona.’
Marianne remembers her time in Paris with Karl Lagerfeld with affection, showing great admiration for the late fashion designer:
'I got to know Karl a bit when I lived in Paris and he would invite me to shows - I remember he did some wonderful ones at the Grand Palais that were very grand; like a film set. I love what he did at Chanel and you can’t go wrong with a Chanel jacket, it’s like wearing professional armour. Fashion isn’t always practical but a Chanel jacket is. Karl was very kind, very intelligent, an intellectual really. He had a large collection of books and we were both voracious readers. He was so knowledgeable about all sorts of things which made him interesting to spend time with.'
Literature
M. Faithfull, 2008, Memories, dreams and reflections, Harper Perennial, pp.244.