Evening ensemble, ca. 1932
Tulle and chiffon, like lace, possess inherent tensile qualities that enabled Chanel to assert the natural curvature of the body.
Although this dress has a fitted bodice, it flares out in a cascade of picot-edged ruffles to facilitate mobility. Shirring is applied to the derrière and center front of the bodice, discreetly animating the gown's surface while accommodating the body's topography.
Worn with its matching capelet, the daring dress, with its plunging neckline, becomes more demure and romantic.
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Coco Chanel Logo - The History, Meaning, And EvolutionGabrielle “Coco” Chanel (1883–1971) and the House of Chanel | Essay | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art HistoryThe French icon who revolutionised women's clothesThe Story Behind Coco Chanel's Name - Coco Chanel History