Object: Set
Brand:
Chanel
(French, founded 1914)
Designer:
Gabrielle Chanel
(1883 - 1971)
Date: c. 1968
Medium: Black chenille and silk
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Donald Elliman
Object number: 78.208.19
DescriptionJacket and dress set in black chenille; sleeveless dress with peter pan collar, off white silk bodice and attached cuffs self patterned with paisley motifs, black silk bow; semi-fitted jacket with stylized double chelsea collar; couture
Label Text:Some fashion journalists insisted that Chanel’s 1960s designs were not “young” enough, yet her work maintained its appeal. A 1963 New York Times article included an interview with Elie Jacobson, owner of the hip Parisian ready-to-wear boutique Dorothée Bis, in which he lamented that “no matter what [young French women] are shown, they want Chanel.”
Exhibitions:
- Paris Refashioned, 1957-1968