Miniature dress inspired by First Lady Kennedy made by Ann Lowe
date: label: Date
content: late 1960s - early 1970s
name: label: Created by
content: Ann Lowe, American, 1898 - 1981
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: Miniature yellow dress (.1) and cape (.2) inspired by First Lady Kennedy made by Ann Lowe. The dress (.1) is made from pale yellow synthetic taffeta. It has a strapless bodice with a round neckline, a floor-length column skirt, and a sleeveless chiffon over blouse. The strapless taffeta bodice is embellished with silver bugle beads hand sewn in an all over vermicelli pattern. The over blouse made from pale yellow chiffon is attached at the taffeta waistband and is open at the center back, fastening only at the top neck and waist with metal hook-and-eyes. The dress closes at the center back with zipper and one (1) hook-and-eye. The top edge of the bodice and the skirt are lined in metallic yellow synthetic fabric. There are no labels.
label: Description
content: The cape (.2) is floor-length with box pleats at the center back neck and a short standing collar. There are slits at each side for the arms. It is made from the pale yellow taffeta used on the dress with a top layer of the pale yellow chiffon used for the over blouse on the dress. A self-fabric pre-tied bow is sewn at the center front neck. The cape is lined with the taffeta. There are no labels.
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
label: Topic
content: Social life and customs
label: Topic
content: Women
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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: 2007.3.77.1-.2
objectType: label: Type
content: dresses
label: Type
content: capes (outerwear)
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: .1: synthetic taffeta, chiffon, beads, and metal fasteners;
label: Medium
content: .2: synthetic taffeta, chiffon, and metal hook-and-eye
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.1 flat): 39 × 19 1/2 in. (99.1 × 49.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.2 flat): 39 × 44 in. (99.1 × 111.8 cm)