Pleated grey and white geometric print dress with bow
date: label: Date
content: 1950-1965
name: label: Created by
content: Blakely Fashions
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A pleated grey and white geometric print dress with a bow. The dress is made of printed cotton, it has a wide round neckline. A six-inch self-fabric pleated panel is sewn to a self-fabric band along the neckline. A grey silk velvet bow is tacked to the center front of the dress along the self-fabric band. The dress is sleeveless, a diagonal bust dart and vertical shaping seam are sewn to each side of the dress. The dress has a seam at the natural waistline which joins the bodice and skirt panels. The skirt panels are accordion pleated throughout. A twelve-inch metal zipper is sewn along the proper left side seam. Thread belt loops are sewn along each side seam at waist level. The dress has a center back seam which ends at the waist seam. The side seams are pinked along the bodice and are left raw along the skirt at the interior. The dress is self-faced along the top of the bustline. A panel of grey cotton is sewn around the neckline below the self-facing. Grey synthetic ribbon lingerie guards are sewn at the top of each shoulder. Grey synthetic ribbon is also sewn along the inside of the waist seam. A woven fabric label is sewn to the center back interior along the self-facing. The label reads [ORIGINAL / Blakely / fASHIONS].
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: 2007.3.699
objectType: label: Type
content: 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: cotton, silk velvet ribbon, metal, and synthetic ribbon
label: Dimensions
content: Length (shoulder to hem): 42 in. (106.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width (shoulder to shoulder): 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist (flat): 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm)