Dress fabric

This dress fabric is made of lightweight wool and silk. It is printed with a bold pattern of overlapping planes of pale blue, pink, yellow, and white, outlined in black. It was made for use by Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel between 1928 and 1929. The selvage has the words ‘Tricot Chanel’ and its design registration number, 272017, stamped upon it. In the 1920s Chanel began producing jersey textiles under the name of Les Tricots Chanel in partnership with a textile factory in Asnières-sur-Seine. This enabled her to control her own production and guarantee exclusive designs for her couture collections. She employed the multidisciplinary artist Ilia Zdanevich, known as Iliazd, as a textile designer. I

Dress fabric · Asnières-sur-Seine · 1928 - 29. Printed wool and silk. By Tricots Chanel. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.