Purple and orange striped dress and jacket with floral pattern
date: label: Date
content: 1970s
name: label: Designed by
content: Shannon Rodgers, American, 1911 - 1996
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A purple and orange striped dress and jacket with floral patterns. The A-line full length sleeveless dress (a) features a notched bodice made from one panel of purple synthetic linen blend for the front and two panels for the back. There are two 6” diagonal bust darts on the front, one on either side. The full-length skirt is cut on the cross grain and features an all over pattern of orange and white painterly stipes with yellow, teal, and purple flowers dispersed throughout. Two vertical darts, measuring 3.75”, are sewn into the left and right of the skirt front. Two purple thread belt loops are sewn to the proper right and left hips. A bias cut 1.25” hem made from purple synthetic linen blend is machine stitched to the bottom of the skirt, then folded under and whipstitched into place.
label: Description
content: The back bodice is made from two panels of purple synthetic linen blend fabric and has two shoulder darts (one on each side) measuring about 3". Towards the lower back of the bodice are two 5” shaping darts. A metal hook and eye and a 21.5” metal zipper with a metal pull separates the two back panels. [SERVAL] is stamped on the zipper pull. The dress is lined with purple synthetic plain weave fabric and the lining mirrors the construction of the outside of the dress. Three woven labels are sewn to the inside of the skirt along the center back lining hem. The lowest label is a woven blue and white union label that reads [ BCTX / 484458 / INT. LADIES GARMENT WORKERS UNION/ UNION MADE / ILGWU / AFL – CIO] Above that is a white woven fabric label that reads [SHANNON RODGERS / FOR JERRY SILVERMAN] in black script. Above that is a third white paper label that reads [ORDER / 4062 / STYLE 94412 / REMARKS] in black and red text.
label: Description
content: The matching jacket (b) features the same all over orange and white painterly striped pattern and multi-colored flowers. The rounded collar is made from one panel and closes with a purple frog button closure. The collar, front opening, cuffs, and jacket hem are all edged with a continuous panel of purple bias-cut linen blend tape. Two panels of polyester printed fabric, sewn to two side panels, princess seam-style make up the front of the jacket. There are two 4” bust darts on the jacket front. Each straight sleeve is made from one panel of printed polyester fabric, sewn to itself at the inner arm. The back of the jacket is made from one panel and has two 4” darts that extend from the back panel of the neckline and two 4.75” waist darts at the back. The jacket is lined with purple plain weave synthetic lining that matches the outside of the jacket. A metal chain is hand tacked into place along the inner waist of the jacket for added weight. There is a white woven fabric label with abstract gold wavy lines sewn to the inner collar that reads [MACY’S LITTLE SHOP] in black script.
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: 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: 2007.3.239ab
objectType: label: Type
content: dresses
label: Type
content: jackets
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: synthetic linen blend, synthetic fabric (likely polyester), synthetic plain weave lining, and metal
label: Dimensions
content: a: dress
label: Dimensions
content: Length (a: collar to hem): 56 in. (142.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width (a: shoulder to shoulder): 15 3/4 in. (40 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Chest (a dress: flat): 19 in. (48.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist (a dress: flat): 15 in. (38.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: b: jacket
label: Dimensions
content: Length (b: collar to hem): 16 3/4 in. (42.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width (b: shoulder to shoulder): 17 in. (43.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Chest (b jacket: flat): 19 in. (48.3 cm)