Pink floral lace dress with ruffled skirt
date: label: Date
content: 1980s
name: label: Created by
content: Tutti's Fashions, American
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A pink lace evening dress with a ruffled train. The dress features a sheath silhouette and an internal bodice with a sweetheart neckline made from three panels of light pink synthetic satin. There is one central panel for the bodice and two side panels machine sewn together, forming a princess seam. The bodice ends in a slight V shape below the natural waist and is sewn to a self-fabric skirt that ends slightly below the knees. Over the slip dress is a floral machine lace overlay with a scalloped edge for the neckline. The lace consists of a repeat motif of tulip flowers that have a cluster of seven faux pearl beads for their centers and five embroidered pistils. Under each tulip is a flat five petaled flower that has a center of seven faux pearls and thirteen white sequins. Each group of flowers is attached to an embroidered stem with either two or three leaves sprouting from it. The dress features a lace neckline with a scalloped edge and leg-o-mutton sleeves sewn to 1” wide satin bands at the arm’s eye. The upper portion of the leg-o-mutton sleeve is made from one panel of ruched pink synthetic satin. Each sleeve has a large double looped bow with a center knot pinned to its upper portion. The bottom portion of the sleeve is made from one panel of pink floral machine lace laid over a layer of sheer synthetic pink organza seamed together at the inner arm. The machine lace overlay is adhered to the sheer synthetic layer with liquid adhesive.
label: Description
content: The bottom third of the skirt is also made from pink synthetic satin that has been machine stitched and gathered, it is backed with elastic to create a ruched effect. Synthetic silk organza ruffles are gathered and sewn horizontally around the skirt and the ruffled edges are bound with thread and stiffened to create shape. The ruffled section of the skirt is supported with two layers of pink tulle. The back of the dress is composed of two panels of machine lace covered synthetic satin that close in the center back with 16 metal self-covered buttons and corresponding elastic bands. Below the buttons is a 7” plastic zipper with a metal zipper pull. There is a large 14” wide bow attached to the center back with metal stick pins. The bow is stiffened with a layer of synthetic net for extra stabilization. One the inside, the internal bodice is made from three panels of pink synthetic satin fabric with three internal plastic bones for extra structure. All fabric edges for seam allowances are pinked. There are two hanging loops, one on each side, near the armholes, made from light pink synthetic satin ribbon. A gray woven fabric label is sewn to the proper back left and reads [TUTTI’S FASHION / WASHINGTON, D.C.] in white script. Below that is a white tag that reads [14] in black text.
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: 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: 2007.3.219
objectType: label: Type
content: dresses
label: Type
content: evening dresses
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 organza, synthetic satin, plastic sequin, machine lace, ribbon, synthetic tulle (likely nylon) elastic, and metal
label: Dimensions
content: Length (shoulder to hem): 96 in. (243.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width (shoulder to shouder): 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Chest: 37 in. (94 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist: 35 1/2 in. (90.2 cm)