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Artists/Makers	Chanel (Firm) (designer)
Title	Dress
Date	1994
Description	Dress, evening-style, of dark blue silk crepe, with gold-colored chain straps braided with dark blue leather; shirred bodice and pleated skirt ending in handkerchief hem; center back closure with signature "double c" dark blue and gold-colored buttons.
Materials/Techniques	silk (fiber) crepe leather
Object History	Oprah Winfrey purchased this gown from the Chanel Boutique on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago and wore it on a yachting excursion on Lake Michigan.
Subjects	Winfrey, Oprah
Object Types	dresses (garments) evening dresses (garments)
Classification	costume (mode of fashion)
Categories	clothing main garments evening dress (concept)
Owner	Chicago Historical Society
Object Number	2008.144.1
Image File Name	i63338.jpg; index.cpd
Rights	All rights reserved. Contact Chicago History Museum, Rights & Reproductions (rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org) for use.
Collection Name	Costume and Textile Collection
Repository	Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038

Title	i63338
Rights	All rights reserved. Contact Chicago History Museum, Rights & Reproductions (rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org) for use.
Collection Name	Costume and Textile Collection
Repository	Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038

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