Spring 1976 Chanel Haute Couture Pale Turquoise Silk Chiffon Dress w PinTuck Gathered Front designer-yves-saint-laurent The jacket closes down the

The jacket closes down the front with buttons and the dress closes with a side zipper that runs along a seam

A stunning silk kimono with one of the best prints I have seen on a kimono

It appears to have never been worn

It is well done but seems a little lower then it would be

The bodice is cut to skim over the bust and waist in a loose and easy fit

Spring 1976 Chanel Haute Couture Pale Turquoise Silk Chiffon Dress w PinTuck Gathered Front designer-yves-saint-laurent The jacket closes down theTrue 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