Pink pleated bustier with ruffled hem
date: label: Date
content: 1980s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A pink pleated bustier with a ruffled hem and a sweetheart neckline. The bustier is made from one panel of pink cotton fabric cut on the bias with multiple vertical pleats handsewn into place on top of it. A 3” pink cotton fabric ruffle is hand-gathered and machine stitched into place along the bottom of the bustier. The ruffle is hemmed with a black looped synthetic material. A 16.5” metal zipper with pink cotton twill tape is handstitched into the center back of the bustier. The zipper extends 6” below the ruffled hem and reads [AZZO] on the zipper pull. A layer of synthetic crin is sewn to the underside of the bottom hem. The interior of the bustier features two pink cotton hanging loops (one on each side) that are handstitched into place. There are seven boning supports stitched equidistantly apart from each other on the interior of the bustier. The interior boning (possibly plastic) is covered with a layer of white plain weave cotton and is backed with pink synthetic felt, all of which are machine stitched into place. All interior seams are pressed open and left raw. There is no label.
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: 2007.3.659
objectType: label: Type
content: bustiers
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: cotton twill, synthetic crin, plastic, metal, and synthetic felt
label: Dimensions
content: Length (bust to hem): 17in (43.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width (bust): 32 in. (81.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist: 25 1/2 in. (64.8 cm)