Documented Fall 1981 Chanel Red Metallic Silk Skirt & Jacket Set w Hand Applied Chenille Cording Detail designer-balmain You could easily belt and

You could easily belt and cinch in the waist for more shape

Fully lined in a black silk taffeta and closes with buttons at the front

It is cut to be very simple but with lots of impact

Around the hip it is is seamed in little 1

It is very avant-garde for its time period and a fore-runner of the look and feel you see in later decades

Documented Fall 1981 Chanel Red Metallic Silk Skirt & Jacket Set w Hand Applied Chenille Cording Detail designer-balmain You could easily belt andWithout a doubt this is truly an exceptional piece of vintage Chanel and a rare find. It is a wonderful example of the work that the house of Chanel was creating during this time period. This would have been from right before Karl joined Chanel in an official capacity in 1982, however, in the couple of years proceeding his appointment as Creative Director, Karl was doing freelance work with them so you can still see his influence. The first Chanel