Fall 2000 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Haute Couture Runway Look 17 Sleeveless Dress & Coat designer-george-halley The forties are so on

The forties are so on trend this season (hurrah

Shaped cups sit low on each breast and have underwire built in underneath them for a lift

The cut of the dress is meant to simply glide and skim over the body and then it flares out dramatically through the lower skirt

Bust: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seamWaist: 15" flat across from side seam to side seamHips: 19" flat across from side seam to side seamLength: 52" from top of bodice to longest point of the hem

Fall 2000 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Haute Couture Runway Look 17 Sleeveless Dress & Coat designer-george-halley The forties are so onThe twin of this dress and coat set walked the runway for the Fall 2000 Haute Couture collection as Look 17. The runway version was in a different colour but it was otherwise the same. The set is incredibly beautiful and chic once on the body. True Haute Couture pieces by Karl for Chanel are so very rare and hard to come by. It is an extraordinary find. This is an historically important example of the work that Karl was doing for Chanel during this