Dark iridescent green and rainbow sequin dress designed by Peter Davy
date: label: Date
content: 1985-1990
name: label: Designed by
content: Peter Davy, Saint Vincentian, 1944 - 1990
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A dark iridescent green taffeta and rainbow sequin dress designed by Peter Davy. The dress is strapless with off-the-shoulder sleeves and a full-length skirt. The bodice is made from rainbow-colored sequins sewn to a black woven stretch backing fabric, with a slight flare to the bodice below the waist creating a short peplum. The tops of the sleeves are oversized poufs made from the green taffeta, with the top of each pouf lined in elastic, a short loop of which extends out and attaches each sleeve to the top of the bodice. The lower portion of each full-length sleeve is fitted and is made from the rainbow sequin fabric. The full skirt is gathered at the waist and is made from the green iridescent taffeta. The dress closes at the proper left side bodice with a green metal and plastic zipper.
label: Description
content: The dress is not lined. Stiff synthetic yellow net is sewn on the interior upper half of each sleeve pouf. A white fabric label with black printed text is sewn at the interior proper left side seam near the zipper that reads, "An Original / by / Peter Davy" with three (3) black diamonds down the proper left side of the label.
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, 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: 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: 2007.3.91
objectType: label: Type
content: 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 taffeta, sequins, synthetic net, and elastic, with metal and plastic zipper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (flat): 46 1/4 × 28 1/4 × 6 3/8 in. (117.5 × 71.8 × 16.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (on form): 48 × 44 × 44 in. (121.9 × 111.8 × 111.8 cm)