Day dress

Title

Day dress

Creator

Chanel (Firm)

Date

1975/1985

Description

Day dress of off-white wool knit. Below knee length. V-shaped yoke with asymmetrical turndown collar; large gold-tone metal Coco Chanel shank button on collar and 3 smaller matching buttons on yoke. Two front diagonal welt pockets with flaps. Long modified dolman sleeves on dropped shoulders with 3" folded cuff and three matching gold-tone buttons. Princess seam at back. Center back closure of 5 cream colored plastic buttons under placket with snap and two matching gold-tone buttons on collar; collar folds over buttons and secures with second set of buttonholes. Lined in cream silk jacquard with CC logo; shoulder pads. Designer's label at center back neckline: "Chanel / Boutique"
1 dress : wool

Subject

Social Life and Customs - Clothing
Dresses (garments)

Source

The Portal to Texas History

Relation

https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2292995/small/

Type

image

References

https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2292995/

Citation

Chanel (Firm), “Day dress,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed June 27, 2026, http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/39863.

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