Object: Evening dress
Brand:
Chanel
(French, founded 1914)
Designer:
Karl Lagerfeld
(1933 - 2019)
Date: Fall/Winter 1994-1995
Medium: Silk satin and wool crepe
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Anonymous
Object number: 2014.63.4
DescriptionBlack and ivory short evening dress with long sleeves, semi-attached jacket-like bodice in black wool crepe, dirndl skirt in ivory silk satin with rows of black silk satin ribbon each with four ribbon bows, three ribbons at CF bodice, two at sleeve wrists and one larger bow at CB waist; two separate garments attached at CB; semi-fitted waist-length bodice, wide scoop neckline, patch pockets at chest, three cloth covered buttons at faux CF closure in silk satin, darts at neckline and waist; CB invisible zipper closure, hook and eye at CB neck, back princess seams, underarm princess seam panel - no side seam; waistband in black silk satin ribbon, stitched and released side pleats at waist, CB invisible zipper closure, hook and eye at waist, snap at right bow and bodice; set-in sleeves, vent closure at wrist with button and loop closure and snaps at bow; Couture
Exhibitions:
- Untying the Bow