P83.39.8

Images (4)

Luxury_16 Left to right 2003.12.1 (gown), 83.79.1487 (textile wall), 72.111.3 (pink dress), 2004.31.4 (shoes case), P87.17.1 (hat case), 79.86.63, 79.86.124, 97.57.2 (shoe heels case), 2006.61.1 (shoes case), 81.88.1 (velvet coat), P91.31.1 (textile wall), P83.5.9 (orange dress), 96.69.16 (dress hidden), P83.39.8 (silk dress)

Luxury_52 Left to right 72.111.3 (pink dress), 2004.31.4 (shoes case), P87.17.1 (hat case), 79.86.63, 79.86.124, 97.57.2 (shoe heels case), 2006.61.1 (shoes case), 81.88.1 (velvet coat), P91.31.1 (textile wall), P83.5.9 (orange dress), 96.69.16 (dress), P83.39.8 (layered dress)

Object: Evening dress

Brand: Chanel (French, founded 1914)

Designer: Gabrielle Chanel (1883 - 1971)

Date: c. 1925

Medium: Pink crepe chiffon

Country: France

Credit Line: Museum purchase

Object number: P83.39.8

DescriptionEvening chemise in pale pink crepe chiffon, straightline with graduating scalloped diagonal flounces; low open round neck with narrow shoulder straps, below knee length; self tie belt with picot edge

Label Text:Chanel often used modest materials and subdued colors, but, as these scalloped flounces attest, her technique retained couture's impeccable craftsmanship. She championed simple clothes that reflected a modern lifestyle and attitude. In response to Poiret's charge that her style was "poverty de luxe," Chanel replied, "simplicity does not mean poverty."

In Collection(s)

1920s

Exhibitions:

Luxury
Pink: The History of a Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color