Documented Fall 1981 Chanel Red Metallic Silk Skirt & Jacket Set w Hand Applied Chenille Cording Detail designer-pauline-trigere It widens out to be

It widens out to be quite full by the time it reaches the hem so that when you move you get an unexpected bit of volume

This gorgeous dress would have been designed by Jules-Francois Crahay

Each has a gathering of flat pleats mainly where it ends at the hip and the amount of fabric within the pleats is deceptive from how it lies when on

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Otherwise it appears to have been used very little if at all

Documented Fall 1981 Chanel Red Metallic Silk Skirt & Jacket Set w Hand Applied Chenille Cording Detail designer-pauline-trigere It widens out to beWithout a doubt this is truly an exceptional piece of vintage Chanel and a rare find. It is a wonderful example of the work that the house of Chanel was creating during this time period. This would have been from right before Karl joined Chanel in an official capacity in 1982, however, in the couple of years proceeding his appointment as Creative Director, Karl was doing freelance work with them so you can still see his influence. The first Chanel