Evening suit

Design House House of Chanel French
 Designer Karl Lagerfeld French, born Germany

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Mrs. Kempner irreverently mixed designers and collections by introducing a lace-trimmed blouse by Valentino to Lagerfeld's "Le Look Concierge." Lagerfeld's four-ply cashmere evening cardigan is the designer's sly reference to Paul Poiret's description of the austerely modernist Chanel style as misérablisme de luxe. Mrs. Kempner has paired it with a chiffon version of Lagerfeld's popular "Car Wash" skirt from another collection. As Valentino was quoted in the 16 January 1994 Independent, "Mrs. Kempner is one of the few women who knows how to mix old and new, different designers, and make it superb."

Evening suit, House of Chanel (French, founded 1910), a) wool, silk; b) silk, French

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Evening suit, House of Chanel (French, founded 1910), a) wool, silk; b) silk, French
Evening suit, House of Chanel (French, founded 1910), a) wool, silk; b) silk, French
Evening suit, House of Chanel (French, founded 1910), a) wool, silk; b) silk, French
Evening suit, House of Chanel (French, founded 1910), a) wool, silk; b) silk, French

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