76.185.3

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Paris Refashioned_31 76.185.3 (metallic dress and jacket)

Paris Refashioned_24 Left to right 78.198.34 (black dress), 76.185.3 (metallic dress and jacket), 78.128.10 (black jacket and dress set), 77.176.5 (red suit), 86.142.2 (tan suit), 80.261.2 (red tweed ensemble), 69.161.26 (checked suit), 82.208.6 (brown dress), 72.81.13 (black and off white dress)

Exoticism_23 Left to right P88.1.1 (mini dress), 86.15.6 (scarf wall), 2002.58.1 (gold dress), 76.185.3 (gold suit), 93.148.10 (shoes case), U.2183 (earrings case), 86.104.2 (hat case), 68.143.94 (bag case), 76.56.16 (shoes case), 94.85.2A (textile wall), 86.130.61 (green ensemble), 2007.46.24 (caftan), 80.58.5 (pink evening dress), 97.60.40 (boots case)

Object: Suit

Brand: Chanel (French, founded 1914)

Designer: Gabrielle Chanel (1883 - 1971)

Date: c. 1960

Medium: Silk satin brocade

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Stephane Groveff

Object number: 76.185.3

DescriptionEvening suit, dress and jacket in patterned gold lame and silk brocade with with additional shades of brown, beige and periwinkle purple / blue; pattern depicts men riding on horseback with bow and arrow drawn, birds, deer and flowers; dress with V shaped straps, horizontal curved and graduating seamed bands at fitted bodice, dropped waistline, box pleated skirt - pleats are top stitched down and released at mid thigh; boxy jacket with 3/4 length sleeves with horizontal curved and graduating seamed bands, spread collar, self ties at neckline - tie in a knot at CF; couture

Label Text:Some fashion editors criticized Chanel’s work from the 1950s and 1960s, claiming it was more staid than inventive. Yet a closer look at Chanel’s designs proves that she did, in fact, adapt to the changing times. This evening suit at first appears conservative, but a fitted, flirty halter dress is worn beneath the demure jacket.

Exhibitions:

Paris Refashioned, 1957-1968
Exoticism