1973 Chanel Numbered Haute Couture Red Silk Chiffon Dress designer-luis-estevez / (3) From the book

/ (3) From the book "Zandra Rhodes

I was squealing when I opened the box

Under that row of buttons the coat has no closures and that helps to give it the lovely movement it has once one

Lightly boned though the bodice

Really a killer piece and strong and wearable for years to come

1973 Chanel Numbered Haute Couture Red Silk Chiffon Dress designer-luis-estevez / (3) From the bookTrue Haute Couture pieces by Chanel are an extraordinary find as they are so very rare and hard to come by. This piece is a little extra special in its provenance as my client tells me that this was the very first piece of Haute Couture that her mother purchased in 1973 from the runway sample from the Spring collection for that year. The dress is made of two layers a silk twill inner sheath dress and a looser, more flounced outer layer made of silk