CHANEL HAUTE COUTURE Robe fourreau en crêpe de... Lot 19

CHANEL HAUTE COUTURE Robe fourreau en crêpe de soie noire avec des chaînes, Printemps-Eté 1992 A fine black silk crêpe sheath with jewelled chains, Spring-Summer 1992, labelled and numbered 70114, of Taroni silk crêpe adorned with swags of heavy gilt Desrues chains, Gripoix gilt camelia medallions with CC rhinestone centres to shoulders and hips, central gilt plaque with burgundy pâte de verre centre, slit to front hem, bust approx 86cm, 34in , waist 65cm, 25.5in This dress took 100 hours to complete. It was one of the key looks of the collection and was modelled on the runway by Christy Turlington. An identical dress was also worn by Penelpe Cruz in the Almodovar film 'Broken Embraces' 2009. Published: - Patrick Mauriès et Adelia Sabatini, "Chanel Catwalk : The Complete Collections", Thames Hudson, 2020, p.262 Provenance: The Mouna Ayoub Collection Images Droits Réservés