STYLE Edit: CODE COCO luxury watch – worn by DJ-model Soo Joo Park – is a playful ode to Chanel
The design of the timepiece’s metal bracelet is covered in a high-shine black ceramic that imitates the quilt often associated with the brand’s handbags
Subversion has been seeping through the catwalks of 2018.
We are seeing androgynous tailoring, dominatrix high-shine, suits and seduction.
And perhaps there is no rebel femme more astute – or fabulous – than Gabrielle Coco Chanel, whose eponymous fashion house is still taking a line out of her little black playbook.
The CODE COCO watch deviates from a typical luxury watch – but stays true to its Chanel legacy.
These are the “codes” embedded into the watch design – a playful ode to Chanel’s iconic pieces and patterns that are constantly being reinvented under the eccentric creative direction of Karl Lagerfeld.
The first code is the matelassé (quilt pattern) that is often associated with Chanel handbags.
The latest design of the timepiece’s metal bracelet is covered with a high-shine black ceramic that imitates the quilt.
Then, there is no watch buckle. Instead, a utilitarian click locks the watch on the wrist.
The clasp imitates that of the 2.55 handbag, created by Mademoiselle Chanel in February 1955, and brings forth a Parisienne sophistication that only Coco and Karl could conceive.