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Coco Chanel (Gabrielle Chanel)
Woman's Dress with ScarfSpring/Summer 1930

Not on view
Full-length ivory pleated gown with finely gathered bodice and accordion-pleated skirt, displayed on a gray mannequin with a draped shoulder panel
Full-length cream silk pleated gown displayed on a gray mannequin, with thin shoulder straps, densely smocked bodice, and finely pleated floor-length skirt; a matching draped scarf falls over one shoulder.
Cream silk evening dress displayed on a gray mannequin, featuring fine vertical ruching across the fitted bodice, a flowing pleated skirt, and a draped scarf hanging loosely from the neckline over one arm.
Cream-colored evening gown displayed on a gray mannequin, shown from the back; features a deep V-back, shirred midriff, knife-pleated skirt, and a draped fabric panel falling from the right shoulder.
Ivory silk evening gown displayed on a gray mannequin, rear view, featuring a deep V-back, ruched bodice, flared pleated skirt, and a draped scarf panel falling from the left shoulder.
Coco Chanel (Gabrielle Chanel), Woman's Dress with Scarf
Detail of a cream-colored garment with fine vertical pleating radiating outward in fan-like patterns from smocked waistband seams, in lightweight fabric.
Detail photograph of a cream-colored garment on a mannequin, featuring densely smocked and ruched fabric radiating outward from a central vertical seam below a V-neckline.
Designer
Coco Chanel (Gabrielle Chanel)
France, 1883-1971
Design House
Chanel
France, Paris, founded 1909
Title
Woman's Dress with Scarf
Place Made
France
Date Made
Spring/Summer 1930
Medium
Silk plain weave (crepe)
Dimensions
Length (Dress): 56 1/4 in. (142.88 cm) Length (Scarf): 92 in. (233.68 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Costume Council in honor of the museum's 50th anniversary
Accession Number
M.2015.84a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Gifts on the Occasion of LACMA's 50th Anniversary. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2015.