1973 Chanel Numbered Haute Couture Red Silk Chiffon Dress designer-luis-estevez Width: 40" flat across from

Width: 40" flat across from side seam to side seam

almost cowled front detailing that again adds to the curved appeal

It is bright and vibrant and the fabric is a subtly textured cotton so that on close inspection you get an interesting play between the pattern and the fabric itself

I was squealing when I opened the box

Lightly boned though the bodice

1973 Chanel Numbered Haute Couture Red Silk Chiffon Dress designer-luis-estevez Width: 40" flat across fromTrue 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