CHANEL HAUTE COUTURE BY KARL LAGERFELD A black and white jacket, Fall-Winter 1993-94 A black and white day/dinner jacket Autumn-Winter 1993-94 labelled and numbered 71281, of black tweed with black and white wool facings, black celluloid buttons centred with gilt CC stamped discs, zip front closure, bust 81cm 32in; together with a black tweed skirt of closely matching fabric, circa 2000, labelled and numbered 79322, waist 61cm 24in (2) Provenance: From a Parisian Private Collection

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