Dress and vest ensemble designed by Wesley Tann
date: label: Date
content: 1979
name: label: Designed by
content: J. Wesley Tann II, American, died 2012
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: Dress and vest ensemble designed by Wesley Tann.
label: Description
content: .1 The off-white chenille sheath cocktail dress has spaghetti straps and a straight across neckline. It has a pencil skirt silhouette, and the bodice is gathered into a ruched waistband. The dress is darted at the bust, and there is a zipper going part way down the proper left side of the bodice. The fabric has horizontal stripes going all the way down the dress. Some of the stripes appear to be layered on top of the rest of the dress. They have a woven diamond pattern on the and short fringe at the top and at the bottom. The dress has a small slit in the back at the bottom of the skirt. There is no manufacturer’s label inside of the dress. The dress has several large water marks and blue and magenta stains on the front and on the back. It has yellowed slightly due to age.
label: Description
content: .2 The magenta vest jacket is open down the front and does not have any sort of closures. It has cap sleeves. The vest is approximately the same length as the sheath dress. The outside of the vest is a magenta poplin fabric, which is a cotton with a tight, close weave. There is a slight sheen to its appearance. The inside of the vest is lined with the same striped and fringed chenille fabric as the sheath dress. There is a horizontal seam going across the middle of the upper back. The bottom of the vest below the seam is slightly more flowy. There are several water stains as well as blue and magenta stains on the lining of the vest, and some small blue stains on the outer magenta layer of the vest. There is no manufacturer’s label. There are some small pulls and loose threads in the fabric.
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: 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: 2007.3.175.1-.2
objectType: label: Type
content: vests (main garments)
label: Type
content: sheath dresses
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: .1 chenille and plastic
label: Medium
content: .2 chenille and cotton
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.1 Dress): 41 × 12 in. (104.1 × 30.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.2 Jacket): 39 1/2 × 23 1/2 in. (100.3 × 59.7 cm)