Emerald green dress with chiffon scarf designed by Aziza Braithwaite Bey
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1975
name: label: Designed by
content: Dr. Aziza Braithwaite Bey, American
notes: label: Description
content: A dress (1.4) in emerald green wool jersey knit, with matching chiffon scarf (1.5) designed by Aziza Braithwaite Bey. The dress features a high, mock neckline, long sleeves with puffed shoulders, a dropped waist, and gathered skirt. The hemline falls below the knee. There is crystal beading detail at each shoulder with three lines of cylindrical, emerald green glass bugle beads. There is a center zipper up the back and additional fasteners at the back of the neck, where the neck fabric also has a gathered detail. The dress is a size large. The coordinating rectangular scarf is in an emerald green chiffon with the same green glass bugle beads arranged in large concentric circles.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
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: Dr. Aziza Bey Fashion Archive
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 Aziza Braithwaite Bey
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2021.94.1.4-.5
objectType: label: Type
content: dresses
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Dr. Aziza Bey
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wool and chiffon
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (dress): 58 × 23 in. (147.3 × 58.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (scarf): 63 × 23 in. (160 × 58.4 cm)