Chanel 'CHANEL PARIS' Round Logo Sunglasses — White

Lagerfeld's S/S 1993 'CHANEL PARIS' round logo sunglasses — the house wordmark scaled across the face, archive documented and Rihanna-canonized.

Chanel 'CHANEL PARIS' Round Logo Sunglasses — White Karl Lagerfeld took over creative direction at Chanel in 1983 and spent the next four decades synthesizing Coco Chanel's house codes with whatever the moment demanded. His Spring/Summer 1993 ready-to-wear collection — one of the most documented Lagerfeld runways of the supermodel era — produced these round white logo sunglasses, model 01945, the pair photographed on page 162 of CHANEL CATWALK by Patrick Mauries (Thames & Hudson) and worn repeatedly by Rihanna in the 2000s and 2010s. The "CHANEL" and "PARIS" wordmarks printed in black around each circular lens form the entire design argument: the house name as ornament, scaled across the face. Cut in white plastic with a round frame, signed CHANEL on the inside temple, with "MADE IN ITALY 01945 10601" stamped to the inner arm. Dark violet tinted lenses. The wordmark printing has the slight distress consistent with a vintage piece, but remains highly legible. Made in Italy. The piece is in very good vintage condition with minor signs of age consistent with a documented archive piece thirty years on. Arrives with the original Chanel dust bag, quilted patent leather case, and original cleaning cloth in original wrapping. Lagerfeld's S/S 1993 round logo sunglasses are one of the most cited Chanel accessory references of the era — a piece that has lived in the editorial canon since the day it walked, and that continues to anchor vintage Chanel collections at the top of the market. For the buyer who reads vintage Chanel as canon, not as costume.