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A fine and rare Coco Chanel couture printed lace cocktail gown, Spring-Summer, 1928, narrow brown
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A fine and rare Coco Chanel couture printed lace cocktail gown, Spring-Summer, 1928, narrow brown on beige woven label, no 77752, comprising: ivory crepe de chine slip with attached skirt panel of lace, the short over-bodice with scarf-like panel to one shoulder, the scarf and hem entirely edged in small lace flowers with tiered petals, bust 79cm, 21in; together with a copy of a Harper`s Bazaar sketch of a similar dress captioned ÒChanel Endorses Silken Lace`, April 1928, (2). Although Chanel often used lace in her gowns-this over-printed lace technique is very rarely seen.
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A fine and rare Coco Chanel couture printed lace cocktail gown, Spring-Summer, 1928, narrow brown on beige woven label, no 77752, comprising: ivory crepe de chine slip with attached skirt panel of lace, the short over-bodice with scarf-like panel to one shoulder, the scarf and hem entirely edged in small lace flowers with tiered petals, bust 79cm, 21in; together with a copy of a Harper`s Bazaar sketch of a similar dress captioned ÒChanel Endorses Silken Lace`, April 1928, (2). Although Chanel often used lace in her gowns-this over-printed lace technique is very rarely seen.
Passion for Fashion & Fine Textiles including an Important Audrey Hepburn Collection
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30 Royal Opera Arcade
Pall Mall
SW1Y 4UY
United Kingdom
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