CHANEL, TWEED SKIRT SUIT
THE FIRST
Cardigan jacket in fuchsia wool bouclé tweed. Collarless round neckline. Light padding at shoulders. Full length sleeves with attached turned-up cuffs. Four patch pockets at front with buttoned decorative flaps. Button closures at front with gold-tone metal filigree buttons. Gold-tone metal chain weight at hem interior. Fully lined in purple silk habotai with quilting to tweed shell throughout.
Label: Chanel
Retail Label: Neiman Marcus
Size Label: 42
Date: 1980's
Country of Origin: France
Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 17.5“
Chest: 39“
Waist: 35“
Hips: 40“
Length (high shoulder point to hem): 23.5“
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 28“
THE SECOND
Straight knee length skirt in fuchsia wool bouclé tweed. Partially stitched-down inverted box pleat at front of skirt. Central in-seam pocket at top of box pleat. Concealed zipper and hook-and-eye closures at side waist. Fully lined in purple silk habotai.
Label: Chanel
Size Label: 42
Date: 1980's
Country of Origin: France
Approximate Measurements:
Waist: 27“
Hips: 37“
Length (side waist band to hem): 23.5"
THE THIRD
Belt in fuchsia wool bouclé tweed and beige faux-leather lining. Gold-tone metal buckle and details.
Label: Chanel
Date: 1980's-1990's
Country of Origin: France
Approximate Measurements:
Length (tip of buckle to end of belt): 37“
Width (center back): 1.5“
Property from Mount Mary University’s Fashion Archive