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Amazing Little black dress from Chanel circa 1930's, This is such a beautiful dress, the photos don't begin to capture it's charm. Bias cut with

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High marks for the Va-va-voom stripey ’50s number last week!  That is, unless you didn’t like chartreuse, or had misgivings about the bag-pouf on the hip.  Those little niggles dragged the dress down to a still impressive 8.2 out of 10 (though the jury is still out on who would look good in it: Grace Kelly, Cyd Charisse, Marilyn Monroe or Christina Hendricks?  My money’s on Cyd.  Grace is too prim, Marilyn too cliche and Christina too curvy – it would just be too OTT, not to mention obscene, on her figure!) Last week I missed out on posting a Halloween Rate the Dress – no real reason, I simply forgot. To make up for it, I thought I’d post a Guy Fawke’s Rate the Dress this week.  The problem with that is that I’ve already posted James I, his wife  Anne of Denmark  not once but twice, his son and heir Charles I  as a teenager, and his daughter Elizabeth of Bohemia  (who the Gunpowder plot had aimed to replace James with) as a …

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Incredible one of kind 1930's/1940s Chanel Adaptation* dress! Done in the softest black silk velvet with a mottled stripes of navy, red, bottle green and gold. This has a 30's silhouette with large pointed collar, puffed, smocked shoulders and long sleeves with snaps. Bodice is gathers and full and the waistband is wide with pointed seaming. The long attached belt panel ties in back and is long enough to wrap around the front as shown.. Skirt has smocking at the top and lots of gathers. Back neckline buttons and loops and side metal zipper. Unlined. *Chanel Adaptation was a licensed copy of a Chanel original. This could also have been made from fabric supplied by Chanel. This label was discontinued after the war. You can see the whole story on our Instagram Highlights! ♥♥♥ Brand: Chanel Adaptation Size on tag:.

Incredible one of kind 1930's/1940s Chanel Adaptation* dress! Done in the softest black silk velvet with a mottled stripes of navy, red, bottle green and gold. This has a 30's silhouette with large pointed collar, puffed, smocked shoulders and long sleeves with snaps. Bodice is gathers and full and the waistband is wide with pointed seaming. The long attached belt panel ties in back and is long enough to wrap around the front as shown.. Skirt has smocking at the top and lots of gathers. Back neckline buttons and loops and side metal zipper. Unlined.

*Chanel Adaptation was a licensed copy of a Chanel original. This could also have been made from fabric supplied by Chanel. This label was discontinued after the war. You can see the whole story on our Instagram Highlights!

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Brand: Chanel Adaptation
Size on tag: None
Fits like: small
Color: multi
Material: silk velvet
Condition: Excellent Vintage

✂-----Measurements
Bust (underarm seam) : 36 (since bodice is pleated there is a little more room also)
Waist: 28 (and tighter when belt is tied)
Hips: 44
Total length: 43
Shoulders: 14 (measured seam to seam, shoulder protrudes past this)
Sleeves: 24

m i n t : pristine with no signs of wear- possibly deadstock

e x c e l l e n t : signs of normal wear and age- no obvious flaws

v e r y g o o d : noted minor flaws that may have been already repaired - very wearable

g o o d : many noted minor flaws and/or mends -wearable

f a i r : numerous noted flaws and mends, some significant - still wearable

1930s 1940s Chanel Adaptation Silk Velvet Dress Small | New Fall

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Finding vintage Chanel is like finding a piece of gold! This gorgeous and rare 1930s jacket was made in the 1930s as one of her "Adaptation" designs. Before Chanel made ready to wear clothing, she authorized American department stores & high end boutiques in the 1930s to make reproductions of her designs for women.

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Jan 30, 2015 - Evening Dress Coco Chanel, 1937 The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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