Gold sequined green dress with matching jacket cape and belt
date: label: Date
content: 1980s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A green sequined green dress (a) with a matching jacket (b), cape (c), and belt (d). The dress (a) is made from green viscose chiffon, covered in gold sequins. There are two 1” wide straps, one on either side, made from the same fabric handstitched to the bodice interior. At the top edge, around the neckline, is a length of bright green viscose chiffon is encased in a channel, acting as a drawstring. A 7” wide bright green synthetic satin fabric flower is hand tacked to the center of the chest. The fabric flower is gathered along the edges and sewn together, creating a rosette. Two panels of fabric make up the bodice, one panel for the upper bust, and one for the lower bust, creating a 5” ruffle along the middle of the chest. The waist is cinched with a 1” channel and a .5” wide panel of elastic encased inside of it.
label: Description
content: The inside of the dress is fully lined with light green viscose chiffon that is seamed together with a combination of machine and hand stitching. There is uneven hem construction at the bottom of the cape with the widest point being 2" and .5" being the shallowest. White 1" synthetic plain weave binding tape with supplementary weft design finishes the hem and a layer of masking tape is sewn in between the hem tape and the dress lining. There is no label.
label: Description
content: The matching jacket (b) is kimono style and is made from one panel of green viscose chiffon with gold plaited sequins. The panel of fabric has been folded horizontally and stitched at the bottom, creating arm holes with no armscyes. There is a rounded neckline, and a center front opening which closes with one metal hook and eye at the bottom. There are two 7" horizontal vents at the beginning of each sleeve. One panel of light green synthetic satin lines the inside of the jacket. It’s been handstitched to outside of the jacket along the edges.
label: Description
content: The cape (c) is full length and has a ruffled 6” wide collar made from one panel of gold sequined covered green viscose chiffon that has been machine sewn to the body of the cape. Two viscose chiffon ties, one on the proper left (16”) and one on the proper right (18”) are hand stitched to the center front opening of the collar. The body of the cape is made from two panels of gold sequined covered fabric that are machine sewn together at the center back. There is a single fold 6” hem at the bottom that is handstitched into place and layer of masking tape is sewn in the hem fold.
label: Description
content: Two panels of light green synthetic silk line the inside of the cape and they are seamed together at the interior center back. Two additional panels of lining fabric were inserted along the interior 2” hem, which is folded, and hand whipstitched into place.
label: Description
content: The matching belt (d) is made from one panel of fabric that has been folded over twice and hand stitched down the center. The body of the belt is sewn to a silver plastic 2.75” belt buckle, it’s folded over the central bar of the belt buckle and handsewn into place. The end of the belt is also folded and handsewn with monofilament thread.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Fashion
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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: 2007.3.794abcd
objectType: label: Type
content: dresses
label: Type
content: capes (outerwear)
label: Type
content: belts (costume accessories)
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: viscose size chiffon, synthetic satin lining, sequin, plastic, metal, tape, and monofilament thread
label: Dimensions
content: a: dress
label: Dimensions
content: Length (a: shoulder to hem): 53 in. (134.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width (a: shoulder to shoulder): 11 in. (27.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Chest (a: full): 45 in. (114.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist (a: full): 33 in. (83.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: b: jacket
label: Dimensions
content: Length (b: shoulder to hem): 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width (b: sleeve end to sleeve end): 58 in. (147.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: c: cape
label: Dimensions
content: Length (c: cape): 56 1/2 in. (143.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width: 33 1/2 in. (85.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: d: belt
label: Dimensions
content: Length (d: end to end): 35 1/2 in. (90.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width: 3 in. (7.6 cm)