Object: Evening dress
Brand:
Chanel
(French, founded 1914)
Designer:
Gabrielle Chanel
(1883 - 1971)
Date: c. 1932
Medium: Black shirred net, Chantilly lace, and taffeta
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. John Hammond
Object number: 77.89.1
DescriptionSleeveless evening dress in alternating bands of black shirred net and Chantilly lace, increasing in cone shape to hem; scoop neck; drop lining in black taffeta with pleated bias cut double hem flounce and side snap closure; couture
Label Text:Chanel brought a subdued refinement to couture fashion in the 1920s and 30s, as seen in this black lace evening dress on the left. The simple, leisured ease of her designs helped to democratize fashion by offering styles that could more easily be copied, enabling more women to participate in the glamour of fashion. (Shown with 77.133.2)
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Luxury
- Fashioning the Modern Woman: The Art of the Couturiere, 1919-1939
- Elegance in an Age of Crisis: Fashions from the 1930s
- Designing Women: Fashion Creators and Their Interiors