Woman's suit (in two parts)
House of Chanel
(French, founded 1909)
Karl Lagerfeld
(German (active in France), 1933–2019)
Medium/TechniqueWool boucle, silk charmeuse lining
DimensionsCenter back (jacket): 52.1 cm (20 1/2 in.)
Center front (jacket): 36.8 cm (14 1/2 in.)
Center back (skirt): 61 cm (24 in.)
Center front (skirt): 63.5 cm (25 in.)
Costume (skirt - waist): 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm)
Center front (jacket): 36.8 cm (14 1/2 in.)
Center back (skirt): 61 cm (24 in.)
Center front (skirt): 63.5 cm (25 in.)
Costume (skirt - waist): 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. William McCormick Blair, Jr.
Accession number2014.2052.1-2
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ProvenanceBefore 2014, sold to Mrs. William McCormick Blair, Jr., New York, NY; 2014, gift of Blair to the MFA. (Accession date: December 10, 2014)
House of Chanel
1960–65