80.13.1

Images (6)

Faking_It_35 80.13.1 (suit), 93.82.9 (off white suit), 79.197.6 (pin case), 84.173.4 (necklace case)

Faking_It_36 80.13.1 (suit), 93.82.9 (off white suit)

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

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)

Faking_It_07 Left to right 71.245.1 (suit), 2014.15.24 (blue suit), 80.13.1 (third suit), 93.82.9 (off white suit), 79.197.6 (pin case), 84.173.4 (necklace case), 87.139.7 (black suit), 89.148.1 (vinyl suit)

Object: Suit

Brand: Chanel (French, founded 1914)

Designer: Gabrielle Chanel (1883 - 1971)

Date: 1963-1964

Medium: Wool tweed, braiding, ribbon, and metal

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Georges Gudefin

Object number: 80.13.1

DescriptionSuit in loosely woven off white and beige wool tweed with flecks and edging of navy blue and red; collarless jacket with four patch pockets

Label Text:In this suit, Chanel has extended the pink lining to form the trim, and then finished it off with a navy grosgrain ribbon and braid. Trims are signature elements of Chanel’s three-piece suits, arguably the most copied style in fashion history. “If mine are copied, so much the better. Ideas are made to be communicated,” Chanel said.

In Collection(s)

1960s

Exhibitions:

Faking It: Originals, Copies, and Counterfeits
Power Mode