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House of Chanel

Day suit,

Description

Maker

  • House of Chanel
  • Coco Chanel

Title

Day suit

Medium

wool, silk, cotton, lurex

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • wool,
  • linen,
  • Lurex™; twill weave,
  • plain weave,
  • knit trim

Techniques

  • wool,
  • linen,
  • Lurex™; twill weave,
  • plain weave,
  • knit trim

Dimensions

59 cm (23 1/4 inches) (center back length)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Label: "Chanel"

Type

  • Costume

Credit

Transfer from The Museum at The Fashion Institute of Technology, Gift of Mrs. Samuel M .V. Hamilton

Object Number

2004.63.5B

About

Day suit

Label: "Chanel"

Related

Coco Chanel

Women's Suit

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Day suit with the accession number of 2004.63.5B. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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