2013.56.1

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Trendology_37 Left to right 2008.77.7 and 87.150.4 (shoes case), 93.139.6 (dress) 89.64.90 (grey dress), 88.63.2 (jacket hidden), 97.35.1 (hat wall), 2000.32.7 (bodysuit and skirt), 97.125.4 (black and white suit hidden), 2009.16.23 (blue dress), 89.157.1 (green jacket and dress), 91.186.2 (shoes case), 91.192.1 (jacket), 91.237.1 (jacket hidden), 99.122.2 and 2013.88.1 (gold jacket ensemble and boots hidden), 2013.87.1 (jacket), 2013.56.1 and 94.80.1 and 92.137.6D and 2002.96.8 (necklace and suit and belt and bag), 2005.40.10 (black and white jacket), 98.20.5 (black suit), 2008.86.1 and 2003.96.2 (shoes and earrings case)

Trendology_41 Left to right 91.192.1 (jacket), 91.237.1 (jacket), 99.122.2 and 2013.88.1 (gold jacket ensemble and boots), 2013.87.1 (jacket), 2013.56.1 and 94.80.1 and 92.137.6D and 2002.96.8 (necklace and suit and belt and bag), 2005.40.10 (black and white jacket), 98.20.5 (black suit), 2008.86.1and 2003.96.2 (shoes and earrings case)

Trendology_44 Left to right 2013.56.1 and 94.80.1 and 92.137.6D and 2002.96.8 (necklace and suit and belt and bag), 2005.40.10 (jacket), 98.20.5 (black suit)

Matake denim boots, 1985-1986, asymmetric plastic sunglasses, circa 1986, Bill Blass black Lucite cuff, 1982, Tess Designs blue and yellow Lucite cuffs, fall 1982 and silver and Lucite brooch, 1985, Manolo Blahnik booties, circa 1994, Chanel “dookie” chain, fall 1991, “door-knocker” earrings, 2020

Power_Mode_19 Left to right (see _03 for first four objects), 2007.25.1 (bag), 2018.12.35 (ensemble), 94.80.1 (pink suit), 2013.56.1 (necklace), 80.13.1 (suit)

Power_Mode_20 Left to right 2018.12.35 (ensemble), 94.80.1 (pink suit), 2013.56.1 (necklace), 80.13.1 (suit)

Object: Necklace

Brand: Chanel (French, founded 1914)

Date: Fall 1991

Medium: Metal

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Depuis 1924

Object number: 2013.56.1

Descriptiongold plated thick metal chain link Chanel logo plate necklace

Label Text:This bold necklace was a key accessory in Karl Lagerfeld’s 1991 “hip hop” collection for Chanel. Lagerfeld was inspired by artists such as Run-DMC and Salt-N-Pepa. These artists wore the gold “dookie” chain as a symbol of power – ostentatious luxury and success in the face of Reagan-era racial conservatism. However, here it has become a branding device for high fashion. Since its debut, the Chanel hip hop collection has become controversial for its appropriation of black culture.

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Accessories

Exhibitions:

Power Mode
Fresh, Fly, and Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop Style
Trend-ology
Head to Toe