Green dress with blouson sleeves and cinched waist by Gene Bailey
date: label: Date
content: 1970-1995
name: label: Designed by
content: Gene Bailey, American, 1945 - 1995
notes: label: Description
content: This is a green dress with blouson sleeves, V-neckline, and cinched waist. The top of the dress is made in an open-weave crochet pattern that creates a lattice effect. It has a V-neckline with a ribbed knit edging and long blouson sleeves gathered at the end in long crocheted cuffs. At the top of the sleeves are three rows of stripes, in orange, yellow, and dark red. Each stripe is made up of a row of narrow rectangles. The top of the dress is cinched in at the waist by a band of tightly woven elasticized knit. This results in the top of the dress blousing out slightly over the waistband. This elasticized waistband also creates several gathers below the waist. The skirt is knee length and A-line shaped. It has three stripes around the bottom in orange, yellow, and dark red. Below the three stripes is a wide panel edging the hem that is done in an open-weave crochet pattern similar to the crochet pattern of the top.
place: label: Place collected
content: Washington, District of Columbia, 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: Gene Bailey Archive and Knitwear 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 Omega C. Logan Silva, MD, MACP
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2018.88.1.4
objectType: label: Type
content: 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: synthetic fiber
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 47 1/4 × 20 1/2 in. (120 × 52 cm)