Sitting Pretty at Chanel: The Couture Allure of the Ballroom Chair Inline

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    Photographed by Serge Balkin, Vogue, April 1, 1947
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    Christian Dior’s New Look, 1947

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    Photo: Lipnitzki / Roger Viollet / Getty Images
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    Chez Christian Dior, 1947

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    Photo: Willy Rizzo / Paris Match via Getty Images
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    A 1958 couture showing

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    Photo: AGIP - Rue des Archives / Granger, NYC — All rights reserved
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    Coco Chanel with Mrs. Grumbach postshow, 1963

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    Photo: Reg Lancaster / Getty Images
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    Barbra Streisand, chez Chanel, 1966