Vintage 1980s Chanel Champagne Silk Blouse

Detail: Chanel BOUTIQUE, square cut champagne satin silk blouse featuring the classic Chanel pussy-bow neck-tie. Off centre mother of pearl button fastening to front. Slight drop shoulder. The two buttons below waist-line are plan. Deep four buttoned cuffs. Exquisite tailoring throughout.

Period: Early 1980s 

Colour: Champagne

Sizing: UK10. Small. Shoulders 18". Sleeve shoulder seam to cuff 22". Bust 44". Waist 44". Length 25"

Fabric: 100% Satin Silk

Condition: Excellent / A tiny spot to the inside of the neck-tie which is not seen when tied. Most of the mother of pearl buttons are chipped, not obvious unless inspected closely. Review the final two images for visual reference

Origin: France

Care: Dry Clean

Designer Coco Chanel gave the world the little black dress, and the revolutionary notion that style could be both classic and casual. Coco -- a nickname meaning "little pet" was raised in an orphanage, where she learned to sew. In 1910 she began selling hats from her own shop, and by the 1920s her fashion business had expanded to include a couture house, her own textile factory and a line of perfumes that included the famous No. 5. Chanel took women's fashions away from stiff corsets and introduced casual, practical clothing that borrowed fabrics and attitudes from men's fashion. She was the first to introduce black as a fashion color; her versatile, semi-formal "little black dress" became a Chanel trademark and an enduring fashion standard. During and after World War II Chanel's popularity waned, and her love affair with a Nazi officer sent her into a form of self-imposed exile in Switzerland for nearly 15 years. She made a comeback in 1954 and her designs became some of the most popular in the western world, especially in the United States. After her death the Coco Chanel Company was directed by designer Karl Lagerfeld. Vintage 1980s Chanel Champagne Silk Blouse.