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Dress

Coco Chanel for Chanelca. 1939

Museo del Traje, Madrid

Museo del Traje, Madrid
Madrid, Spain

Four-sided tulle dress in ivory cotton. Floor length, mermaid cut, skintight to mid-thigh, flared from there to the floor. Gathered neckline and center front panel. In the front, four pleated fan-shaped areas, two rising and two falling. In the back panel, two cuts in a peak shape and on the lower end a gathered bow in the middle. Flared skirt, with many cuts on the cross, and a layer of tulle made with very primed cotton. It has boat neck-line leaving the shoulders bare and very short puffed sleeves. Closes in the center of the front panel with metal fasteners and overlapping buttoning covered in the same fabric, for decorative purposes. Lined in ivory silk crepe.

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  • Title: Dress
  • Creator: Coco Chanel
  • Creator Birth Date: 1883
  • Creator Death Date: 1971
  • Fashion House: Coco Chanel
  • Date Created: ca. 1939
  • Location Created: Paris, France
  • Physical Dimensions: 138 x 65 cm
  • Provenance: Perteneció a doña María Solange, madre de las donantes y esposa de S.A.R. el infante don José Eugenio de Baviera.
  • Type: Dress
  • Rights: Museo del Traje CIPE
  • Medium: Metal, silk, cotton
Museo del Traje, Madrid

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