Pink and gold metallic dress with bow
date: label: Date
content: 1960s
name: label: Created by
content: Mardi Gras
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A pink and gold metallic sheath silhouette evening dress. The dress is sleeveless and has a boat neck with wide shoulder straps. The dress is made of a light pink and gold metallic synthetic brocade. The brocade used to make the bodice is not attached to the waistband of the dress, creating the illusion that the dress is two sperate pieces. Two princess seams are along the bust of the dress with a three-inch diagonal dart at the bust. Pink syntenic fabric (likely acetate) is sewn below the bodice of the dress which mirrors the construction of the over bodice but without princess seams. The underbodice is attached to a pink synthetic satin waistband that is set above the natural waist. A self-fabric bow is tacked to the proper left side of the waistband. Two darts are sewn to each side of the dress below the waistband. The bottom portion of the dress is fitted close to the body and ends slightly above the ankle. The back of dress has a center back seam with a metal zipper. A metal hook and thread eye are sewn above the zipper. The over bodice splits in the back and closes with a metal hook and thread eye two inches from the bottom hem. A band of synthetic brocade is sewn to the interior bodice along the center back zipper. A metal hook and a thread eye are sent into the waistband along the zipper. Two darts are sewn to each side of the dress below the waistband. A thirteen-and three-quarter inch vent is added to the bottom of the dress along the center back seam. The over bodice is lined with cotton, the edges are secured with a hand stitched syntenic ribbon. The side seams of the bodice are pressed open and unfinished. A lingerie guard with a metal snap is sewn to each shoulder. The dress is lined with synthetic faille, two darts are sewn on the front and back of the lining. The hem of the dress is folded inwards and secured with a handstitched pink metallic ribbon. A woven fabric label is sewn to the proper left side of the center back zipper which reads [Mardi Gras / NEW YORK].
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: 2007.3.294
objectType: label: Type
content: dresses
label: Type
content: evening dresses
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: synthetic brocade with metallic thread, synthetic satin, cotton, synthetic ribbon, and metal
label: Dimensions
content: Length (shoulder to hem): 51 in (129.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width (shoulder to shoulder): 11 3/4 in (29.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist (flat): 12 in (30.5 cm)