ASMR at the museum | Unboxing a vintage CHANEL suit, hat and bag | V&A

// Listen with headphones for best experience // Join Curator Stephanie Wood as she carefully unboxes a haute couture cocktail suit, hat and handbag designed by Gabrielle Chanel for her Spring/Summer 1965 collection. Made from a cloqué fabric, the suit jacket and dress are highly textured, giving the look a distinctive, sculptured quality. Watch and listen as Stephanie shows us the detailing on the pieces, including buttons, labels, pockets and ribbons, whilst telling us about the original wearer of the suit – a very stylish woman named Antoinette. 00:00 Introducing the suit 00:34 Unboxing and introducing the wearer, Antoinette 01:09 Handling with no gloves 01:21 What does haute couture mean? 02:16 Unboxing the hat 02:54 Chanel as a milliner 03:29 Detailing of the hat 05:14 Opening the handbag and exploring the pockets 07:00 Suit worn in an advertisement 07:40 Textiles – cloqué fabric 08:30 Suit silhouette, pockets and lining 10:24 Suit buttons, label and metal chain 13:04 Antoinette, the owner of the suit 13:30 Seeing the suit at the V&A's new study centre 13:59 Packing the suit back into the box Find out more about V&A East Storehouse, where the suit will be accessible from 2025: https://www.vam.ac.uk/east Discover more about the Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto exhibition: https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/gabrielle-chanel-fashion-manifesto More ASMR at the museum: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe2ihXndm5jseo_RGEGeEbPy09z0nlmZE