House of Chanel, Evening ensemble, French, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Evening ensemble House of Chanel (French, founded 1913) Met2 - The Dreamstress

House of Chanel, Evening dress, French

House of chanel evening dress 1938, the met

House of Chanel, Evening dress, French

House of Chanel, Evening dress, French

Image file to download and vintage original printpublished in 1938 Chanel Evening Gown — , Dressmakers — Clipping

Chanel 1938 Evening Gown — Clipping

Rate the Dress: Late Victorian totally un-neutral - The Dreamstress

Image file to download and vintage original printpublished in 1939 Chanel Evening Gown, Photo Dax Studio photography by Studio Dax — , Dressmakers — Clipping. Skirt and sleeves in multicolour printed navy blue chine.

Chanel 1939 Evening Gown, Photo Dax Studio — Clipping

House of Chanel, Evening dress, French

This post is late because I booked my schedule to the limit without giving myself any space for emergencies and things going wrong – which meant of course there were, and they did!  It’s also late because my browser freezes every time I visit the Centraal Museum’s website, which is rather annoying when you’re trying to Rate a Dress from that site. Last Week: An 1810s dress of pink roll-printed cotton, with lots of frills Comments on last week’s dress focused on how frilly and pink and youthful it was – and how much it reminded some of you of a nightgown!  For some people that wasn’t an issue, or even made the dress more charming.  For others….not so much. The Total: 7.6 out of 10 Looking like a nightgown was a little too much for some of you, and the rating definitely reflects that. This week: a mid 1890s dress in red silk faille and silk velvet A number of the comments on last week’s dress focused on how girlish it was.  I feel …

Rate the Dress: Late Victorian Velvet - The Dreamstress

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House of Chanel, Evening ensemble, French

House of Chanel, Evening dress, French

House of Chanel, Evening dress, French

House of Chanel, Dress, French