In a way, it was a painting come to life. Or more specifically, a realization of the illustrated scenery on Gabrielle Chanel’s Coromandel screens that still stand in her famed Rue Cambon ...

The dress made its debut in Chanel’s Métiers d’Art runway show in Hangzhou, China, in December. The collection, inspired by the Chinese Coromandel screens in Gabrielle Chanel’s Paris ...