91.231.1

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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)_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)

Luxury_05 Left to right 77.89.1 (lace dress), 91.255.7 (sequined ensemble), 91.231.1 (velvet dress), 94.80.1 (suit), 2007.25.1 (bag case), 2007.25.2 (bag case), 2002.96.18 (bag case), 2007.17.1 (wedding dress)

Object: Evening dress

Brand: Chanel (French, founded 1914)

Designer: Karl Lagerfeld (1933 - 2019)

Date: 1990

Medium: Black velvet, black satin, and horsehair

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman

Object number: 91.231.1

DescriptionBlack velvet evening dress inspired by robe de style; collarless, long-sleeve fitted bodice, full trained skirt with pannier shaping from vertical black satin ribbon drawstring and bow at hips, draped over crinoline shaped with horsehair tiers at sides; couture

Label Text:Karl Lagerfeld’s designs for Chanel often combine elements of historicism and modernity. This evening dress is reminiscent of a 1920s robe de style—a feminine silhouette that featured rather long, full skirts—but Lagerfeld’s version is refined and contemporary.

In Collection(s)

1990s

Exhibitions:

Luxury
Fashion, A-Z: Highlights from the Collection of the Museum at FIT (Part One)