c1978-1985 Chanel Red Boucle Cropped Jacket & Skirt Suit promo but a celebrated fashion innovator

but a celebrated fashion innovator whose work helped define the look of a generation

Inside there is also a Saks Fifth Avenue label with an old paper hang tag still attached so we know it has never been worn

Super chic little black dress by Bill Blass Collection III

this line owes its elegance above all to its lengthening effect

dramatic pleated piece that just screams Zandra Rhodes

c1978-1985 Chanel Red Boucle Cropped Jacket & Skirt Suit promo but a celebrated fashion innovatorThe first ready to wear Chanel collection launched in 1978 and I believe this to be from those first few years. It has all of the hallmarks of the Chanel suit the chain at the inner hem, the vertically stitched inner silk lining used during this time period and fine workmanship. It is made out of that proprietary Chanel boucle that gives the fabric structure and stability along the weft in one direction and yet gives it an almost bias cut effect along