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Suit

Suit
 1970 {spring-summer 1970}

Medium
silk, wool, brass, metal
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mavis Powell, 1986
© Courtesy of Chanel, Paris
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
silk, wool, brass, metal
Measurements
(a) 64.0 cm (centre back) 58.2 cm (sleeve length) (jacket)
(b) 64.0 cm (centre back) 38.6 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)
Place/s of Execution
Paris, France
Inscription
(a) label, centre back neckline, woven in black on white silk label: CHANEL
label, back neckline, stamped in ink on silk: 39043
Accession Number
CT9.a-b-1986
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mavis Powell, 1986
© Courtesy of Chanel, Paris
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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