House of Chanel
Evening Dress

Design houseFrench, established 1913
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Evening Dress
Date1985
PlaceFrance
MediumCotton, velvet, beads, and sequins
Dimensions65 × 20 in. (165.1 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Russell Frankel
Object number94.290
Non exposé

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ProvenanceMrs. Russell Frankel; given to MFAH, 1994.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Label: white thread on black: "Chanel Boutique"
long breakdown label for style #23245 or #23145

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1896
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1980–1989
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97.714.A,.B
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Hubert de Givenchy
1985
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97.511.A-.C
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c. 1920
Silk satin, lace, net, sequins, beads, and flowers
88.128
Evening Dress
James Galanos
1990–1995
Wood beads, sequins, and metal beads
98.663
image from accession file
Philippe Venet
1970–1979
Silk chiffon, paillettes, rhinestones, silver sequins, white, gold, bronze bugle beads, gold seed beads, and metallic gold thread
99.614.A,.B
Ball Gown
Bob Mackie
1980–1989
Silk brocade, tulle, sequins, beads, brilliants, and pearls
97.423
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c. 1986
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95.93
Evening Dress
Fabrice
1980–1989
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97.82
Evening Dress
Bill Blass
1980–1989
Silk, sequins, and bugle beads
96.706
Evening Dress
Valentino
1980–1989
Silk crepe, silk braids, sequins, bugle beads, and paillettes
96.707
Evening Dress
Andrea Odicini
c. 1987
Silk, sequins, beads, and brilliants
93.477