c1978-1985 Chanel Red Boucle Cropped Jacket & Skirt Suit designer-alfred-bosand I am so pleased to

I am so pleased to see velvet come back into fashion as it allows all these fabulous little vintage examples that utilize it in their design details to take center stage once again

I believe the zipper has been replaced and the waist and a small portion of fabric has been added to give extra room

It is made of thousands of tiny glass beads and these are unusual in that they are painted in a variety of colors that have a faint metallic sheen to them

Sleeves: 19"

c1978-1985 Chanel Red Boucle Cropped Jacket & Skirt Suit designer-alfred-bosand I am so pleased toThe first ready to wear Chanel collection launched in 1978 and I believe this to be from those first few years. It has all of the hallmarks of the Chanel suit the chain at the inner hem, the vertically stitched inner silk lining used during this time period and fine workmanship. It is made out of that proprietary Chanel boucle that gives the fabric structure and stability along the weft in one direction and yet gives it an almost bias cut effect along