Evening dress

Design House House of Chanel French
 Designer Gabrielle Chanel French

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Beyond the archetype of the soft cardigan suit, Chanel in the 1930s created dresses of tiered and contrived lace akin to modern architecture. Inherently the lace and small ruffles seem insubstantial, but Chanel uses the pliant form as the inherent structure for a lightly fabricated dressmaking. Furrows of ruffles are both delicate and architectonic on this dress.

Evening dress, House of Chanel (French, founded 1910), cotton, rayon b) (medium not available) c) rayon, French

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Evening dress, House of Chanel (French, founded 1910), cotton, rayon b) (medium not available) c) rayon, French
Evening dress, House of Chanel (French, founded 1910), cotton, rayon b) (medium not available) c) rayon, French
Evening dress, House of Chanel (French, founded 1910), cotton, rayon b) (medium not available) c) rayon, French
Evening dress, House of Chanel (French, founded 1910), cotton, rayon b) (medium not available) c) rayon, French
Evening dress, House of Chanel (French, founded 1910), cotton, rayon b) (medium not available) c) rayon, French
Evening dress, House of Chanel (French, founded 1910), cotton, rayon b) (medium not available) c) rayon, French
Evening dress, House of Chanel (French, founded 1910), cotton, rayon b) (medium not available) c) rayon, French
Evening dress, House of Chanel (French, founded 1910), cotton, rayon b) (medium not available) c) rayon, French

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