Object: Evening cape
Brand:
Chanel
(French, founded 1914)
Designer:
Gabrielle Chanel
(1883 - 1971)
Retailer:
Mary Walls Frocks
Date: 1927
Medium: Red silk crepe de chine and feathers
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift from The Dorothea Stephens Wiman Collection
Object number: 96.69.15
DescriptionCalf length evening cape in doubled red silk crepe de chine crinkled and smocked along curved edges of cocoon silhouette, crimson feather trim forming shawl collar and wide hem band
Label Text:This ravishing evening cape by Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel exemplifies the glamour of Paris fashion between the wars, when the New Woman took center stage. The 1920s and 1930s were a golden age for women designers in Paris. Chanel was the most famous, but her rivals included Schiaparelli, Vionnet, Lanvin, and Alix (later known as Madame Grès). By contrast, the postwar period was dominated by men, such as Dior, Balenciaga, and Fath.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Force of Nature
- Paris, Capital of Fashion
- Fashioning the Modern Woman: The Art of the Couturiere, 1919-1939
- Ballerina: Fashion's Modern Muse
- RED