Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel
Suit

CultureFrench
Titles
  • Suit
Date1960–1965
PlaceFrance
MediumWool, polyester shantung, silk charmeuse, and metal
Dimensions.A, jacket: 25 × 23 in. (63.5 × 58.4 cm)
.B, skirt: 24 × 16 in. (61 × 40.6 cm)
.C, blouse: 23 1/2 × 17 1/2 in. (59.7 × 44.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Lynn Wyatt
Object number99.610.A-.C
Not on view

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ProvenanceLynn Wyatt, Houston; given to MFAH, 1999.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
There is a label at the collar of the jacket: "CHANEL".

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c. 1970
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"Chanel" Suit
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1970–1971
Tweed, wool jersey, silk, satin, metal, and plastic
99.618.A-.C
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1994
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2000.501.A-.D
.A & .B
Marc Bohan
1990–1995
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99.620.A,.B,.C
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Yves Saint Laurent
1970–1975
Silk, leather, plastic, and metal zipper
99.627.A-.C
Suit
Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel
1960–1965
Wool bouclée, silk chiffon, silk thread, and metal
96.701.A-.C
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1980–1984
Taffeta, silk, nylon, plastic, and metal
99.617.A,.B
Ensemble
Yves Saint Laurent
1982–1983
Silk wool poly-blend, leather, silk, metal, and plastic
99.613.A-.G
Coat
André Courrèges
c. 1964
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2000.490
Jacket
Karl Lagerfeld
1984–1985
Polyester, rayon lining, bugle beads, sequins, seed beads, paste gems, metallic embroidery thread, and metallic coil
2000.500
Ensemble
Ralph Lauren
1995
Suede and wool
99.630.A,.B
Ensemble
Karl Lagerfeld
c. 1983
Silk chiffon, tulle, synthetic embroidery thread, and metal zipper
2000.499.A,.B