"Chanel's very simple, yet charmingly fanciful dinner dress. Black crepe with detachable sleeves and crepe lacings. A pouf of ribbons on the head." Harper's Bazaar September 1937.
You know, it's funny because a lot of designers in 1937/38 were doing bows. We had a really beautiful Lelong dress from then in our Lelong exhibition at MFIT that had a black velvet bow on white tulle. No detachable sleeves though!
You had me at Chanel. Beautiful illustration though, dream dress!
ReplyDeleteDetachable sleeves...genius!
ReplyDeleteYou know, it's funny because a lot of designers in 1937/38 were doing bows. We had a really beautiful Lelong dress from then in our Lelong exhibition at MFIT that had a black velvet bow on white tulle. No detachable sleeves though!
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