LIFE OF CHANEL Digital Print Organza Shrug With Black Gown Clothsvilla Elegant Black Lace Bolero Shrug for Evening Wear House of Chanel Dress French The Metropolitan Museum of Art In 1926 Coco Chanel published a picture of a short, simple black dress in American Vogue. It was calf length, straight and decorated only by a few diagonal lines. Vogue called it "Chanel's Evening Sheath V Neck Beaded Floor Length Lace Gown M6435 by Clarisse 24 Dark Gray