-SPECIAL- "CHANEL" 90's Pearl and crystal embellished long necklace

Luxuriously strung ivory pearl-style beads, their soft luster enveloped in a gentle glow, are complemented throughout by delicate gold motifs reminiscent of intricate sculptural craft, along with transparent stones placed with thoughtful clarity. The result is a piece that beautifully expresses the Maison’s graceful elegance and the radiant presence distinctive to fine jewelry.

The first thing that draws the eye is the soft luster of the pearl-style beads running throughout the necklace. Each bead is formed with a slightly different roundness, creating a naturally expressive look. Paired with the calm color palette anchored in ivory, it evokes the understated elegance characteristic of classic jewelry.
Each pearl-style bead is carefully connected one by one by small gold-colored metal components, and with slight spacing between the beads, the design alternates between the gentle luster of pearls and the lively brilliance of the metal—an exquisitely delicate construction.

In addition, because the gold-colored metal components naturally shift their angles in harmony with the movement of the beads, they form a beautiful line even when worn around the neck. And when you let it fall at the chest as a long necklace, you can enjoy the graceful expression of pearls flowing lightly in succession.
What is especially captivating about this particular piece is the set of five circular gold motifs placed between the pearls. By layering fine, spiral-like decorations multiple times, they are crafted into a dimensional form reminiscent of a classic rosette.

Further still, in the center, a single transparent round stone is set one by one. The rich, weighty brilliance of the metal and the clear light of the stones create a beautiful contrast, adding jewelry-like radiance to the pearls’ soft texture.
Because these circular motifs are arranged with spacing across the necklace, they create striking accents along the elegant line formed by the pearls—bringing a lovely sense of rhythm and three-dimensionality to this long necklace.

The clasp features a circular gold component adorned with the COCO mark, symbolizing CHANEL. Around it, fine concentric circular decorations are applied, further highlighting the three-dimensional COCO mark at the center.

This is a vintage piece positioned around 1990 to 1992. In addition to the CHANEL engraving and COCO mark on the oval brand plate, as well as the notation “MADE IN FRANCE,” its specifications—without a production year or season number—match the characteristics of brand engravings used during this period.
In the early 1990s, CHANEL, under Karl Lagerfeld, was an era in which the Maison expanded iconic motifs such as gold chains, pearls, and the COCO mark—while inheriting the classic sense of beauty cultivated over many years—into bold, glamorous fashion.
Among them, costume jewelry featuring pearls symbolizes the aesthetic spirit proposed by Gabrielle Chanel: introducing individuality to one’s attire by freely layering decorative pieces.
Gabrielle Chanel actively incorporated costume jewelry—especially pearls—into her own styling, establishing the free sensibility of enjoying accessories as if they were integrated with one’s clothing as a key part of the Maison’s identity.
That spirit continued into Karl Lagerfeld’s era as well. Styling that boldly layers pearls and gold chains became one of the expressions emblematic of CHANEL—bringing both glamour and a contemporary sensibility to classic elegance.

When you take advantage of its length and wear it doubled, overlapping pearls create a natural volume around the neck, and because the gold motifs are placed at different positions, the result is a refined impression that remains elegant through the pearls’ soft colors, while still possessing a sense of glamorous decoration.
When worn long and allowed to dangle, the continuous line of pearls draws a beautiful vertical silhouette, and the three-dimensional gold motifs appear to float at the center of the chest—adding natural depth and poise even to simple outfits.

For styling, pair it with looks combining simple shirts or blouses with slacks. By incorporating this piece worn long and dangling, you can enhance the pearls’ graceful expression while enjoying refined elegance.
It also pairs beautifully with tweed jackets or no-collar jackets—recalling the classic styling CHANEL has long proposed—while the pearls’ soft luster and the gold motifs’ glamorous brilliance add rich expression to the entire ensemble.

Especially when styled with simple dresses or long skirts, wearing it doubled gives volume at the neckline, allowing you to enjoy a glamorous yet sophisticated styling with the pearls and gold decorations as the focal points.
Converging the beauty of pearls that symbolizes the Maison, the three-dimensional decorative charm crafted by delicate gold motifs, and the exquisite clasp adorned with the COCO mark—this is a piece that lets you fully experience CHANEL’s rich history and its free aesthetic spirit toward jewelry.
We hope you will take this opportunity to experience it.