Pink lamé drop waist dress with black velvet flowers 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 pink lamé dress with black velvet flower and silver rhinestone details designed by Peter Davy. The dress has a plunging V-neck front neckline and a dropped waistline. The bodice is shaped and fitted, including at the natural waist and hips. The full, floor-length skirt is made from the pink lamé, which is pressed into accordion pleats stitched at the waistline. A large black velvet flower is sewn at the proper right front hip and is connected by a length of black velvet ribbon to another large black velvet flower sewn at the proper left front bodice. A smaller black velvet flower extends above the neckline on the proper left front and attaches to a length of black velvet ribbon, which is attached at the proper right back side of the bodice to make a single diagonal strap. Black velvet ribbon also trims the front and back bodice, except at the center side of the proper left breast. All of the black velvet elements are decorated with clear rhinestones. The dress closes at the center back with a pink metal and plastic zipper.
label: Description
content: The dress is fully lined in pink synthetic fabric, including a petticoat for the skirt. Boning is sewn between the facing and lining of the bodice at each front side, each side, and each back side, making six (6) pieces in total. Black hanger loops are sewn at the interior bodice at each side. There are no 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: 2007.3.105
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: lamé, synthetic fiber, velvet, and rhinestones, with metal and plastic zipper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (flat): 61 1/2 × 31 × 1 3/4 in. (156.2 × 78.7 × 4.4 cm)