Spring 1976 Chanel Haute Couture Pale Turquoise Silk Chiffon Dress w PinTuck Gathered Front designer-adrian I love the contrast this

I love the contrast this creates

The front and back plunge into a V which just balances everything out perfectly

A second ring of plastic chain circles the hem as well

Each cuff closes with two snaps

This is all done by hand and the work to do this and have it all lie flat and perfect like it does is mind boggling

Spring 1976 Chanel Haute Couture Pale Turquoise Silk Chiffon Dress w PinTuck Gathered Front designer-adrian I love the contrast thisTrue Haute Couture pieces by Chanel are an extraordinary find as they are so very rare and hard to come by. This one, like several other of the Haute Couture pieces in the shop at the moment, are from one of my clients whose mother purchased the majority of her Couture pieces between 1973 to the mid and late seventies. This dress is absolutely stunningly beautiful and very special. Versions of it were photoed on actresses Sylvia Kristel and Claudine