“Coco Chanel had an affair with Stravinsky, mine was with a guitar.” Â
Karl Lagerfield
One of the more interesting things seen at the Paris Spring 2009 Fashion shows was the Chanel guitar and guitar bag.
It was a simple black guitar, but it discreetly spells Chanel on the headstock and has the Chanel logo in the soundhole.
It comes with a wide guitar strap in brown, black and white stripe, again with the Chanel logo on the leather detail and a white, quilted leather guitar case.
We’re not sure what the origin of manufacture is, but one notable feature is the unusual forearm contour, (see pic)
So would any real musician buy and use this thing? It will undoubtedly be grossly overpriced, so it seems more like a showpiece than something anyone would actually use, but we may see it turn up in some music videos in the future…
The nylon strung acoustic guitar retails for a mere £2800, including the bag and strap.
Mark Lane, the man behind Vintage Guitar Gems is thrilled that Yvonne, a great friend, thought of him and his company when she finally decided to part with this rare beauty.