Blue and green dress with jacket by Zelda Wynn
date: label: Date
content: 1960s
name: label: Designed by
content: Zelda Wynn, American, 1905 - 2001
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A blue and green sleeveless dress with a jacket designed by Zelda Wynn. The dress (a) is made of aqua silk crepe de Chine with two layers of silk chiffon on the top half. It has a V neckline with a horizontal bust dart on each side with two shaping darts starting at the bust and ending at the drop waistline. A green synthetic twill band is sewn at the drop waistline with a loop at the center front which hides where the ends of the bands are joined. The bottom portion of the dress is made of blue silk crepe de chine with two layers of silk chiffon. The dress has a sheath silhouette and ends above the knee. The back of the neckline has a deeper V. A metal zipper is hand sewn to the center back starting at the neckline and ending at the drop waistband. A metal hook and thread eye are sewn at the top of the zipper. A shaping dart is sewn to each side of the zipper. The bottom portion of the dress has a center back seam along the blue silk crepe de chine and silk chiffon. Lingerie guards consisting of a metal snap with thin cording are sewn below each shoulder with a thread loop at the center. The dress is lined in aqua synthetic twill on the top half and blue synthetic twill on the bottom. The hem of the exterior has a blue machine stitched synthetic ribbon, the hem is folded inwards and stitched to the silk crepe de Chine at the interior. The hem of the lining is doubled folded to the exterior and hand whip stitched. The dress is self-faced at the neckline and armscyes with silk crepe de Chine, the lining is hand sewn to the self-facing. A woven fabric label is hand sewn to the proper left side of the center back neckline which reads [Zelda Wynn / NEW YORK, N.Y.].
label: Description
content: The jacket (b) is made of the same fabric as the dress, a layer of blue silk crepe de Chine and two layers of silk chiffon. It is single breasted and has a single notched collar with a wide neckline. Four purple plastic buttons are sewn to the proper left side that align with four bound buttonholes on the proper right side. The three-quarter length sleeves have no armscyes seam, rather are constructed of the same panel that comprises the front of the jacket. A princess seam is sewn to each side of the center front opening which connects to the front side panels. The jacket has a center back seam with the two back panels also creating the back of the sleeves. A dart is sewn to each side of the center back opening below the collar. The jacket is lined with aqua silk crepe de chine with two layers of silk chiffon over top. The lining and exterior fabric are hand sewn to one another. The jacket is self-faced along the collar, neckline, hem, and center front opening. A circular metal weight is placed between the facing at each side seam. A woven fabric label is sewn to the center back interior which reads [Zelda Wynn / NEW YORK, N.Y.].
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.
place: label: Place filmed
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
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: 2007.3.165ab
objectType: label: Type
content: dresses
label: Type
content: jackets
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: silk chiffon, silk crepe de Chine, synthetic twill, plastic, synthetic ribbon, buckram, and metal
label: Dimensions
content: a: dress
label: Dimensions
content: Length (a: shoulder to hem): 40 in. (101.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width (a: shoulder to shoulder): 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist (a: flat): 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: b: jacket
label: Dimensions
content: Length (a: shoulder to hem): 25 in. (63.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width (a: shoulder to shoulder): 19 in. (48.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist (a: flat): 20 in. (50.8 cm)