Pink satin blouse and full length skirt
date: label: Date
content: December 1976
name: label: Created by
content: Ethel White, American
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A pink synthetic satin blouse and full-length skirt. The blouse (a) opens at the center front and has long set in sleeves. The sleeves widen towards the wrists, when worn they would be longer at the inner seam. The bodice has a self-fabric tie that is set into the waistline and ties at the center front opening. The bodice widens at the bottom, ending at hip level. Self-fabric facing is sewn to the back of the neckline and the edges of the sleeves. The edges of the center front opening are finished with the fabric’s selvage. A pink synthetic ribbon is stitched along the bodice’s hemline. The garment is entirely machine stitched.
label: Description
content: The matching skirt (b) is made of the same pink synthetic satin. The skirt has a sheath silhouette and a seam starting at the proper right that curves over slightly to the front of the garment. The seam turns into a slit that is twenty-five inches long. A circular metal weight is sewn to each side of the slit opening, to help weight the edges of the slit down. The skirt has a metal hook and eye and a metal zipper hand sewn to the center back. The skirt is self-lined and is made with machine stitches.
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
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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: 2007.3.637.1ab
objectType: label: Type
content: ensembles (costume)
label: Type
content: blouses
label: Type
content: skirts
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 satin, synthetic bias tape, and metal
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (a. blouse): 23 1/2 × 13 in. (59.7 × 33 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (b. skirt): 21 1/2 × 43 1/2 in. (54.6 × 110.5 cm)