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Dress

1995 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Evening ensemble of black silk, comprising a full length sheath dress with straps, densely beaded with horizontal black and white stripes and inset black silk chiffon train, a edge-to-edge jacket similarly beaded, and a collar of black feathers mounted on a black silk yoke.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Dress
  • Jacket
Materials and techniques
Beaded silk, chiffon, and feathers
Brief description
Dress, silk chiffon with beads and feathers, designed by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, France, 1995.
Physical description
Evening ensemble of black silk, comprising a full length sheath dress with straps, densely beaded with horizontal black and white stripes and inset black silk chiffon train, a edge-to-edge jacket similarly beaded, and a collar of black feathers mounted on a black silk yoke.
Production typeHaute couture
Credit line
Given by Chanel
Object history
Registered File number 1996/209.
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
T.45-1996

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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