1989 Vintage Chanel BOUTIQUE Suit - Black SOLD

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Detail: Vintage Chanel BOUTIQUE skirt and jacket suit in black from 1989. Produced in Chanel's signature winter weight lattice weave. Four patch pockets to jacket face. Gold monogram buttons. Zip fastening with hook and eye to centre back of skirt's waistline. Both fully lined in back monogram silk. Outstanding tailoring throughout.

Period: 1989 - Acquired from the original Chanel client. Purchased in Paris, France.

Colour: Black

Sizing: UK12. Jacket: Shoulders seam to seam 14". Sleeve shoulder seam to cuff 24". Bust 38". Waist 34". Length 29. Skirt: Waist 30. Hips 40". Length 26. Size Conversion Chart

Fabric: 100% Wool Outer. 100% Silk lining.

Condition: Near Perfect / Mint. Vintage Condition Guide

Origin: France

Care: Dry Clean

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Designer Coco Chanel gave the world the little black dress, Chanel No. 5 perfume, 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 Chanel BOUTIQUE skirt and jacket suit in black from 1989.