Dress
Karl Lagerfeld · fall/winter 1974–75
Karl Lagerfeld
- Couture reinterpretation
- Tweed tailoring
- Experimental materials
Karl Lagerfeld worked across several major fashion houses, including Chloé, Fendi and Chanel. At Chanel, where he became creative director in 1983, he reworked established signatures such as tweed, quilting and camellias through new proportions and materials.
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Dress
fall/winter 1974–75
This Chloé silk dress was designed by Karl Lagerfeld for fall/winter 1974–75.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Piano Dress
1987 · V&A collection
Silk with appliqué, artificial flowers and silk ribbon.
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Dress
2015 · V&A collection
Silk, satin and gauze weave.
©Victoria & Albert Museum, London
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Ensemble
2005 · V&A collection
According to the Patrimoine de CHANEL, the coat, jacket and skirt of this haute couture ensemble took 262 hours of work to complete.
(c) CHANEL / Victoria and Albert Museum
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Skirt suit
1994 · V&A collection
Machine-sewn wool bouclé with plastic trim.
©Victoria and Albert Museum, London/Karl Lagerfeld for ChanelCollections & archive pieces
1 collections represented · 1 piecefall/winter 1974–75
1 piece
About Karl Lagerfeld
His career makes house-specific attribution essential: each garment belongs to a particular design context.