1980s Soft Grey Wool Chanel Button Front Day Dress designer-pierre-cardin This killer 4 piece set

This killer 4 piece set that is comprised of a silk dress

Zandra is renowned for her use of design and pattern and this piece really allows her absolute genius for cut to shine through on its own

The exterior fabric is gorgeous - a subtle horizontal stripe runs through it and then there is a slightly raised threading design that covers ever inch

It has a slight nod to earlier eras in that it is not meant to fit tightly - it just skims the body and drapes

The back is equally as dramatic - it too plunges low and wide leaving an expanse of skin showing

1980s Soft Grey Wool Chanel Button Front Day Dress designer-pierre-cardin This killer 4 piece setThis is the kind of dress that the house of Chanel really excels at with its understated elegance and beautiful lines. The fabric is a soft dove grey and the fabric has an almost subtle angora feel to it, but it is actually a combination of wool and silk thread. I imagine that it is a fabric that Chanel had made solely for them as most of their fabric are. The dress was a touch too large on my mannequin so in real life will sit a little better on a