Suit
Designer
Jean-Louis Scherrer
(1935 - 2013)
c. 1964
Wool tweed, silk, and gold tone metal
Gift of Cristina Noble
Object number2014.15.24
French couturier Jean-Louis Scherrer copied Chanel’s iconic threepiece suit during the height of its popularity. He incorporated all the hallmarks of a Chanel suit, including its fabric, self-tie blouse, chain, and lion-head buttons. Chanel’s reaction is unknown, but she once said, “The very idea of protecting the seasonal arts is childish. One should not bother to protect that which dies the minute it is born.”
DescriptionSuit set; jacket, skirt, blouse, cufflinks; jacket and skirt in pale blue and brown wool tweed; coordinating tweed print silk blouse in white, grey and black; gold lion head cufflinks; CoutureExhibitions