Strapless black lace dress with heavy gold embellishments designed by Peter Davy
date: label: Date
content: 1980s
name: label: Designed by
content: Peter Davy, Saint Vincentian, 1944 - 1990
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A strapless floor-length dress made from black floral net lace with heavy gold embellishments designed by Peter Davy. The bodice of the dress has fitted bra cups with a plunging rounded neckline at the center front and a shallow V-neck at the back. The waistline falls between the bottom bust and natural waist, extending into a slightly flared floor-length skirt with godets at the center front and center back and a scalloped hemline. The base fabric of the dress is a synthetic black net lace with a knotted floral design in black thread. Lines of gold sequins, some with beads in the center of each sequin, are sewn vertically down the bodice and skirt. The bust of the dress is completely covered in heavy embellishment of gold beads and sequins. A large cluster of beads and sequins are sewn at the center front bodice below the bust. The floral pattern in the lace on the skirt is covered by gold beads and sequins, with iridescent rhinestones and strings of gold seed bead fringe ending in a large faceted gold sequin scattered throughout. The dress closes at the center back bodice with a black metal and plastic zipper.
label: Description
content: The bodice of the dress is built out from a mass-produced black bustier complete with padded bra cups, boning, and elastic. The black net lace and embellishments are attached to the bustier. The dress has no lining, meaning both the bodice and skirt are sheer. A manufacturer's label was cut from the proper right back of the bustier and is illegible. There are no other labels in the dress.
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Fashion design
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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: 2007.3.92
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: lace, sequins, beads, rhinestones, elastic, and metal boning, with metal and plastic zipper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (flat): 50 1/2 × 28 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (128.3 × 72.4 × 8.9 cm)