ASMR at the museum | Unboxing a vintage CHANEL suit, hat and bag | V&A
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Published 2023-12-26
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: www.vam.ac.uk/east
Discover more about the Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto exhibition: www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/gabrielle-chanel-fashion…
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All Comments (21)
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Please, more videos with Stephanie Wood and the entire team involved in this video!! So good!!
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This is so cool, what a great way for the family to honour Antoinette's keen interest in fashion! Also, have to compliment the curator's dress too!
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I wish there was a picture of Antoinette in it! That would be absolutely lovely to display next to this suit ❤
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Love how the handbag is so simple and not Logo driven on the outside like today.
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This series just never misses 👏👏
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How kind of the family to donate this. Another fantastic V & A ASMR video, my absolute favourites.
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She is brilliant! Her knowledge and effortless ASMR voice kept my attention and relaxed me sooo much. I’d love to see more textiles ASMR with Stephanie and that crinklyyyy paper 🥰🥰🥰
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I would’ve never thought about chanel and asmr together but these are heavenly
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amazing outfit, very detailed account, lovely crinkly sounds.
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Thank you very much. Fascinating. Would love to have learned a bit more about the quilting technique used to stitch the fabric. And to have seen the garment on a mannequin or even just a hanger to see how the undergarment looked 360 without the jacket, and then, seen the jacket hanging as well. To see the fabric handbag and how compact it was was amazing!
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I love the attention we as woman will always give functioning pockets 👏👏
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This video is absolute ASMR perfection! Thank you and great job!
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So enjoyable! I can’t explain why but the detail and care that Chanel put into her clothes and the way the presenter makes it palpable gives me a relaxed calm. I don’t know if it’s because it’s fabric but please more fashion related ASMR videos.
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This video was so delightful and so informative! Please feature more vintage garments and couture in future videos!
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This video is both mesmerising and educational, and one of the best ASMR as such: the voice, the visuals, the soft sounds, the easy explanation that lets the brain relax and (literally) sleep. Left the video on loop with my headphones and slept for almost an hour. Well done!
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I love this video - her voice is perfect and the crinkly tissue paper is a delight! What a beautiful outfit and so well cared for too, an absolute treasure!
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I love the textile videos. I especially like the ones that involve cleaning them.
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I LOVE the last chapter/end part! <3 phenomenal series, as always :>
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I love these videos. So cool. I feel intrigued, informed and relaxed all at once.
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A true gift for the holidays! Thank you, V&A, these are a delight!❣️
