1980s chanel velvet + lace wide-leg pant, xs*

The real beauty of vintage is its endurance.  These trousers are three decades old and yet they could have walked this year’s runway.  (We admit it doesn’t hurt they’re Chanel, either.)

Wide leg velvet trousers with deeply pleated waist and off-seam silk lined pockets.  Front-buttoning plain waistband with Chanel-engraved gold shamrock buttons, interior bar hooks and zipper fly; lace-trimmed cuffs.  Hanging loops; unlined.

fabric: silk velvet, lace
noteworthy: dry clean only; note seam allowance*
alterations: none
condition: excellent with faint nap misdirection at right thigh and hanger bruising at waistband.


measurements:

waistband:  1 ¾”
waist: 26”
hips:  42”
rise:  13 ¼”
inseam:  29 ½” (including 1 ¾” lace trim)
length:  41 ¾” (including 1 ¾” lace trim)
leg circumference:  28 ½” at thigh, 30 ½” at ankle
hem:  1 ½”


label:  Chanel (made in France)
size:  38 (France); comparable to modern size extra small


*though currently a size extra small, these trousers offer ample room for enlargement; fully let out, they could comfortably fit up to a size medium.