80.261.2

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Fashion A-Z (I)_04 Left to right 2003.45.1 (corset dress), 79.18.2 (dress), 80.261.2 (suit), 91.255.3 (black suit), 2002.96.8 and 92.225.73 (bag and shoes case), 91.231.1 (velvet dress)

Fashion A-Z (I)_05 Left to right 91.128.10 (dress), 2003.45.1 (corset dress), 79.18.2 (dress), 80.261.2 (suit)

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)

Fashion A-Z (I)_06 Left to right 79.18.2 (dress), 80.261.2 (suit), 91.255.3 (black suit), 2002.96.8 and 92.225.73 (bag and shoes case), 91.231.1 (velvet dress)

Object: Suit

Brand: Chanel (French, founded 1914)

Designer: Gabrielle Chanel (1883 - 1971)

Date: Fall 1959

Medium: Red and green wool tweed and silk

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Walter Eytan

Object number: 80.261.2

DescriptionThree-piece suit in red, maroon and dark green wool tweed; semifitted jacket with tulip cuffs and pocket flaps, red cord and olive braid edging; contrast lining, attached cuffs and shell in deep red silk with green abstract floral chiné pattern; straight skirt; couture

Label Text:Borrowing many details from menswear, Chanel's suits were never truly masculine. This classic example from 1959, in orange, maroon, and dark green wool tweed, shares Chanel's constants of a boxy cardigan jacket, and a straight, knee-length skirt. Well-placed pockets on the front of the jacket feature "tulip" flaps, which are repeated on the cuffs and outlined in red cord and contrasting olive braid edging. The blouse, an integral part of the ensemble, is executed in deep red silk with green abstract floral pattern.

Exhibitions:

Fashion, A-Z: Highlights from the Collection of the Museum at FIT (Part One)
Paris Refashioned, 1957-1968
50 Years of Fashion, 1947 - 1997