Blue silk dupioni dress and jacket
date: label: Date
content: late 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A blue silk dupioni dress and jacket. The sheath dress (a) has a sweetheart neckline with short sleeves and ends below the knee. A one-and-a-half-inch dart is sewn on each side of the neckline. A five-inch diagonal bust dart, and a twelve-inch shaping dart are sewn to each side of the dress. The dress has a rounded neckline in the back and a sixteen-and-a-half-inch zipper is sewn along the center back seam. A five-inch dart is sewn along the neckline at each side. The zipper has plastic teeth and a metal pull. An eleven and a half inch shaping dart is sewn to each side of the center back zipper. A six-inch vent is sewn along the center back seam. The dress is lined with blue synthetic, possibly acetate. The sleeves were possibly a later addition as they are attached by hand around the armscyes. Interfacing is placed along the neckline between the lining and exterior fabric. Excluding the sleeves, the garment is machine sewn. The exterior and lining fabrics are sewn together at the side seams. Both layers are pressed open, and machine stitched down. The hem has a double fold and is finished with a row of machine stitching and is secured to the interior of the dress with hand whip stitching. The jacket (b) is made of the same fabric as the dress. It has a round neckline with a center front opening. The jacket has three-quarter length sleeves, and a six-inch dart is sewn to the top of each shoulder on the front and the back. The jacket is cropped, ending at the waist. It is lined with blue synthetic possibly acetate, the same fabric as the lining on the dress. It is self-faced along the center front opening and the neckline. Interfacing is placed below the facing. The jacket is machine sewn. Both the dress and jacket are unlabeled.
label: Cataloging Notes
content: This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Black Fashion Museum Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2007.3.456.2ab
objectType: label: Type
content: dresses
label: Type
content: jackets
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silk dupioni, nonwoven synthetic interfacing, synthetic, plastic, and metal
label: Dimensions
content: a: dress
label: Dimensions
content: Length (a: shoulder to hem): 41 in. (104.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width (a: shoulder to shoulder): 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist (a: flat): 18 in. (45.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: b: jacket
label: Dimensions
content: Length (b: shoulder to hem): 20 1/2 in. (52.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width (b: shoulder to shoulder): 15 in. (38.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist (b: flat): 21 in. (53.3 cm)