Spring 2001 Chanel Tweed Jacket & Silk Skirt Set w Fall 1999 Cashmere Shell designer-geoffrey-beene Waist: 13î from side seam

Waist: 13î from side seam to side seam (maybe 13

The cut of this dress is gorgeous

but also to the brilliance of the 1920s showgirls and 1940s Hollywood stars

whose threads have been treated or coated with an iridescent metallic sheen that in the light goes from a deep copper hue to one that almost has a pink undertone to it

The plaid surrounds a intricate paisley printed inner border that is also overlaid with this same gold and blue metallic highlights and then the center goes back to the red plaid

Spring 2001 Chanel Tweed Jacket & Silk Skirt Set w Fall 1999 Cashmere Shell designer-geoffrey-beene Waist: 13î from side seamThis is a gorgeous little Spring 2001 Chanel set with a tweed boucle jacket and a silk chiffon skirt. The owner paired a Chanel cashmere shell from Fall 1999 with this suit and we are adding that in as a bonus. The show that year took place in the Carrousel de Louvre where the Chanel team constructed a multi coloured Neon Staircase for the models to walk down. The Chanel 'Catwalk' books noted that the models sported tons of colour to go with that