Chanel Tweed Two-Piece Skirt Suit, 1980-90s

Cream wool tweed two-piece skirt suit including a cardigan style jacket trimmed with a black checkered trim, four front patch pockets, and front button closure; paired with matching wrap skirt.
Label: Chanel / Boutique
Size Label: 42 Jacket / Unlabeled Skirt
Style/Serial No.: N/A

Approximate Measurements:
JACKET
Shoulders: 15.5"
Chest: 39"
Waist: 36.75"
Hips: 39"
Length (high shoulder point to hem): 21.75"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 31"

SKIRT
Waist: 27.25"
Hips: 38.25"
Length (side waistband to hem): 22"

Condition:

The overall condition is good structurally though the jacket has a few small marks on the bottom left hem next to the front closure. There are small holes in the lining next to where the button closures are sewn in, a small mark and missing thread on the upper left shoulder, and slight soiling around the arm holes. The center back seam is stressed and there is slight soiling around it. On the inside of the sleeves, there are a few pulled threads along the cuff of the left sleeve and two large holes in the lining of the right sleeve mid way down and all of the buttons have been reattached and are lightly worn. The skirt waistband has been let out and the closures no longer match. There is a slight mark on the front left side mid way down next to the trim and a soiled spot in the center back of the lining close to the hem.

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Mr. Long has nearly 20 years of experience as a curator of fashion and decorative arts in museums including the Museum of London, the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, and the Chicago History Museum. At Hindman, he works with individual clients, collectors, dealers, and museums to bring to auction collections of couture and luxury accessories. Mr. Long’s recent publications include Charles James: Designer in Detail and a chapter on the same designer in London Couture: British Luxury 1923–1975, both published by V&A Publishing.

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Chanel Tweed Two-Piece Skirt Suit, 1980-90s

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