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Dress

late 1980s (retailed)
Artist/Maker
Chanel (designed for)
Lagerfeld, Karl (designer)
Place of origin
Paris (designed)

White cotton strapless sundress with gold buttons, belt with gold and pearl buckle in shape of Coco Chanel's profile.

Object details

Categories
Fashion
Womenswear
Object type
Dress
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Dress
  • Belt
Materials and techniques
cotton, gold metal, faux pearl.
Cotton
Metal
Sewing
Brief description
Dress with belt, strapless, white cotton, Chanel, late 1980s
Physical description
White cotton strapless sundress with gold buttons, belt with gold and pearl buckle in shape of Coco Chanel's profile.
Dimensions
  • Dress and belt weight: 0.6kg
Credit line
Given by Jill Ritblat
Associated object
T.150:1-2011 (Ensemble)
Other number
338 - Ritblat catalogue
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.469:1-2000

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Record createdAugust 30, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O47409/dress-lagerfeld-karl/
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