"Chanel Imperatrice"
Object type: Evening ensemble
Department: Costume Institute
Culture: French
Artist: House of Chanel|Karl Lagerfeld
Artist bio: French, founded 1910|French (born Germany), Hamburg 1933–2019 Paris
Artist role: Design House|Designer
Artist nationality: French|French, born Germany
Date: spring/summer 1984
Medium: a) silk, metal; b) silk
Credit line: Gift of Thomas L. Kempner, 2006
Accession year: 2006