ABOUT OUR COLLECTIONS

Dear visitors,

For the first time in the history of the Palais Galliera, our new galleries located on the garden level offer you a unique look at the history of fashion, from the 18th century to the present day, through a renewed tour of our collections.

Ensemble, Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld

Top and skirt; pouch, belt and loop, earrings and pumps

Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld
Label in woven satin on the inside of the top on the left side, black on ivory: "CHANEL / SAMPLE"
Haute couture, spring-summer 2016
Chiffon and beaded embroidery by Lesage (100,500 elements), made of daisies with white and nacred gray pearls, petals in ivory and brown raffia on a background of tiny metal beads and translucent white spangles; bands embroidered with hearts made of large white pearls, smaller nacred gray pearls and raffia petals that are sometimes clean-cut, wooden beads and crystal tops, framed in fringed chiffon threads; pleated beige silk chiffon from Maison Lognon; snaps in transparent plastic; lined in white horsehair; lined in organza. Leather covered with a copper-toned metal film that has been crinkled and artificially antiqued to create light gray highlights; chiffon and beaded embroidery (2,200 elements), made of daisies with white and nacred gray pearls, petals in ivory and brown raffia on a background of tiny metal beads and translucent white spangles; earrings designed by Desrues: gold-toned metal, beige and white crystals, brown and brown-striped gemstones; pumps designed by Massaro: champagne satin, beige satin, cork, wood
GAL2017.22.1.1-9
CHANEL donation – Vogue Paris Foundation 2016
Palais Galliera, musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris

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