Evening dress by Chanel, dated 1932 by the Victoria and Albert Museum, which credits the design to Coco Chanel. The museum records it as the dress is made from cotton velvet (also referred to as velveteen), probably made by the Manchester Velvet Company, with who Chanel briefly had a partnership to produce Chanel-branded textiles in Britian under the British Chanel Ltd. Made in Paris. It is in the V&A's collection (accession T.61-2024).
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Evening dress, 1932
Chanel1932- Designed by
- Coco Chanel
- Made in
- Paris
- Materials
- The dress is made from cotton velvet (also referred to as velveteen), probably made by the Manchester Velvet Company, with who Chanel briefly had a partnership to produce Chanel-branded textiles in Britian under the British Chanel Ltd
V&A accession T.61-2024. Purchase funded by the V&A Americas Foundation through the generosity of Diana Quasha
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