Chanel

Koda, Harold, and Andrew Bolton, with contributions by Rhonda Garelick, Karl Lagerfeld, Caroline Rennolds Milbank, Kenneth E. Silver, and Nancy J. Troy
2005
215 pages
166 illustrations
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Foreword
Philippe de Montebello

Introduction
Harold Koda

Le Style de Chanel
Karl Lagerfeld

Chanel's Modernity
Nancy J. Troy

Coco Chanel and Contagious Celebrity
Rhonda Garelick

The Elements of Style: Chanel's Accessories
Caroline Rennolds Milbank

Flacon and Fragrance: The New Math of Chanel No. 5
Kenneth E. Silver

(Post)Modernity: Chanel and Lagerfeld
Andrew Bolton

Modernism

Romanticism

Iconography

Catalogue

Acknowledgments

Met Art in Publication

Ensemble, House of Chanel  French, silk, French
House of Chanel
ca. 1927
Suit, House of Chanel  French, wool, plastic (cellulose nitrate), French
House of Chanel
1929
Suit, House of Chanel  French, linen, French
House of Chanel
1937
Suit, House of Chanel  French, wool, silk<br/>c) silk<br/>d,e) metal, French
House of Chanel
spring/summer 1963
Ensemble, House of Chanel  French, silk, wool, metal, French
House of Chanel
ca. 1927
Evening ensemble, House of Chanel  French, silk, French
House of Chanel
1925
Dress, House of Chanel  French, synthetic fiber, plastic (vinyl), French
House of Chanel
fall/winter 1987–88
Evening dress, House of Chanel  French, silk, plastic, French
House of Chanel
1925
Evening dress, House of Chanel  French, silk, sequins, French
House of Chanel
ca. 1930
Evening ensemble, House of Chanel  French, silk, rayon, plastic, French
House of Chanel
1935
Evening dress, House of Chanel  French, a,b) silk, French
House of Chanel
ca. 1930
Evening ensemble, House of Chanel  French, silk, French
House of Chanel
1936
Evening dress, House of Chanel  French, silk, glass, leather, French
House of Chanel
1927–28
Evening ensemble, House of Chanel  French, silk, French
House of Chanel
1927–28
Evening ensemble, House of Chanel  French, rayon, silk, French
House of Chanel
1937–38
Evening ensemble, House of Chanel  French, cotton, French
House of Chanel
ca. 1932
Evening dress, House of Chanel  French, silk, cotton, rayon, French
House of Chanel
1939
Evening ensemble, House of Chanel  French, silk, metal, French
House of Chanel
fall/winter 1989–90
Coat, House of Chanel  French, silk, metal, French
House of Chanel
ca. 1927
Ensemble, House of Chanel  French, wool, cotton, silk, metal, straw, French
House of Chanel
spring/summer 1954
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Koda, Harold, and Andrew Bolton. 2005. Chanel: Exhibition, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from May 5 to August 7, 2005. New York: Metropolitan museum of art.