CHANEL 3pc Jacket Skirt Top Suit VINTAGE HAUTE COUTURE Start Price USD 4,989.00 Current Price USD 4,989.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 4,999.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, July 22, 2008 End Time Friday, August 01, 2008 Location Please see other designer items See more about 'CHANEL 3pc Jacket Skirt Top Suit VINTAGE HAUTE COUTURE' Description This is an auction for a very rare, highly collectible, most amazingly chic vintage Chanel Haute Couture label (real haute couture -- NOT from the 'Boutique' Ready-to-wear line) -- 3pc suit from the 1960's! This exquisite Chanel Haute Couture suit is the quintessential Chanel Coco suit that made her famous and very much like the ones Ms. Chanel herself favored and wore as exemplified by the photo shown. The style, fabric, the details, workmanship are amazing -- and it's all hand-made! The fabric is an incredible finely textured gold that is sophisticated and subtle with gold and white that looks like a very fine caviar pattern. All three pieces are fully lined with the jacket in black satin while the top and skirt are lined in a lighter weight cream silk. The style is so lovely, so chic, timeless & always timely -- the epitome of the world famous COCO CHANEL suit! The jacket is the classic Coco style - no closure or buttons with bracelet length/shorter length sleeves. The entire jacket is trimmed with black satin passementerie surrounding a gold/brass metallic netting -- the four pockets and sleeve cuffs are also trimmed. The cut is shorter, boxier cut with incredible seams to ensure a perfectly flattering fit and line. There is a weight chain that lines the inside hem of the jacket. The top is a sexy fitted style yet modest in cut with an upside down V-paneled front. The waist is softly nipped and flared with slits on both sides. The skirt is slim and pencil shaped with wonderful panel work that follows the lines of the top. Perfectly flattering and very slimming. It closes in the back with hidden, on-seam zippers off-center on each side (another classic haute couture signature detail). This lovely Chanel Haute Couture suit is so versatile -- The top & skirt work wonderfully as a dress, the jacket & skirt as a suit, the top & jacket as a twinset -- any many more variations with pieces you can add and mix. Not only highly collectible, or very rare, this beautiful Chanel Coco suit is so wearable! While this suit can't provide the whole experience of having a garment made for you at the Chanel atelier by the best artisans in fashion - you will nevertheless appreciate the rare and unparalelled workmanship, quality, details, and the elegant style of haute couture at a tiny fraction of the cost -- day suits start at $25,000 and one like this today would go for even higer price. This Chanel suit is approximately equivalent to a Chanel ready-to-wear size 36/38-ish with the following measurements taken flat/outside of garment: JACKET - 21 1/2" length, 16 1/2" across shoulders seams, 42" bust - waist/hem end-to-end, 19 1/2" sleeves; TOP - 19" length, 32" bust, 30" waist; SKIRT - 19" length, 25" waist, 36" hips. This lovely Chanel suit was very gently worn and is in very good condition overall with some minor flaws; there is a 1/8" faint yellow (darker than rest of fabric) spot on left sleeve by elbow, 3 1/2" area in the metallic netting trim on the right sleeve cuff that is frayed - the area that hits the side of jacket/not the side that shows, 3/4" x 1/8" left sleeve near the shoulder next to seam where the gold is a bit frayed; the skirt has 2 faint yellow (darker than rest of fabric) stains 2" x 1/8" and 1"x 1/8" on the front bottom near hem, the top lining was repaired under arms. Please note that these flaws are not readily noticeable -- only upon very, very close inspection and are NOT obvious by any means. Don't miss this opportunity to add this amazing, super rare Chanel Haute Couture suit that is so wearable & collectible to your wardroble/collection. This is the ultimate Coco Chanel suit and it never goes out of style. It's an absolute must for Chanel fans and collectors - and priced at what you would pay for a Ready-to-Wear suit! Please ask any/all questions as this is a final sale - I do not accept returns. *** PLEASE NOTE *** NO BIDDERS WITH 0 FEEDBACK *** I DO NOT ACCEPT PAYMENT GREATER THAN THE TRANSACTION AMOUNT WITH THE REQUEST TO WIRE TRANSFER THE DIFFERENCE ***** THE WINNER MUST EMAIL WITHIN 2 DAYS AND PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED WITHIN 7 DAYS OF CLOSE/END OF AUCTION. *** Thank you for looking & happy bidding! *** Place a Bid!