143 - CHANEL HAUTE COUTURE BY KARL LAGERFELD

CHANEL HAUTE COUTURE BY KARL LAGERFELD Ivory fine grosgrain ribbon ensemble, Spring-Summer 1991 collection A fine ivory grosgrain ribbon ensemble, Spring-Summer 1991 Labeled but with indistinct numbering; the jacket is formed from horizontal bands of ribbon, organdy camellias, and black satin ribbons extending to the left hip above a faux pocket flap; features domed black satin buttons with gilt studs and chain edging; lined in ivory satin; bust 86 cm 34 in; the black organdy skirt with a dropped waist and pleats, similarly formed from vertical black ribbons, labeled and numbered 69334, waist 66 cm (26 in) (2) This look was worn by Linda Evangelista on the runway. The ensemble appears in the April 1991 issue of British Vogue, worn by Linda Evangelista and photographed by Michel Arnaud under the headline “Linda Evangelista in the season’s virtuoso ‘Venetian blind.’” It was also published in *L’Officiel de la Couture* in March 1991. The runway look appears in the April 1991 issue of American Vogue in a backstage photo by Roxanne Lowit featuring model Linda Evangelista with Gilles Dufour. A similar pink look, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier in the Chanel salons on Rue Cambon, appears in the March 1991 issue of *Vogue Paris*, alongside the runway look photographed by Claus Ohm and worn by Linda Evangelista. Anna Wintour wore this design to a charity gala in September 1991. Christie’s sold an identical jacket with a ribbon skirt in January 2023 for 50,400 euros. Images All Rights Reserved. Images All Rights Reserved.