Ivory peplum dress with iridescent sequins and beads by Peter Davy
date: label: Date
content: 1980s
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: An ivory peplum dress with iridescent sequins and beads by Peter Davy. The front bodice features a rounded neckline that is decorated with white plastic sequins and seed beads. Floral applique that is heavily embellished with iridescent sequins, glass seed beads, glass rhinestones, round plastic beads, faux pearls, and flat black plastic gemstones covers the bodice. The applique has been sewn to the bodice and the plastic flat back gems are grommeted into place. Each sleeve has crocheted open work knit lattice work with white sequins attached on top. Strands of large iridescent plastic beads are attached to each cap sleeve with a wire hook. The wire hook end connects to the knit fabric of the sleeve and is hand sewn into place. The sheer ivory knit bodice has a Basque waistline and a peplum made from 7.5" of synthetic ivory colored tulle.The peplum has been gathered and sewn into the waist and the edge is decorated with white sequins and clear glass seed beads. Under the peplum is a straight, full-length skirt that has a synthetic knit base covered in a layer of ivory machine knit lace. The machine lace is embellished with white iridescent sequins arranged in a meandering pattern.
label: Description
content: The upper back of the bodice has nine diamond-shaped cut outs measuring roughly three inches wide. Each diamond shape is edges with white iridescent sequins and glass seed beads. There are four mental snaps at the center back seam, followed by a center back diamond-shaped cut out. A 13” metal zipper pull with plastic teeth starts at the center back and ends at the waistline peplum. The lower back bust applique decoration mirrors that of the front and features iridescent sequins, glass seed beads, glass rhinestones, round plastic beads, faux pearls, and flat back plastic gemstones. The back of the peplum extends to a center back point of 20”. An ivory synthetic knit lines the interior of the full skirt. All dress seams are machine sewn together. There is a 1.25” hem binding machine sewn to the interior hem, and handstitched to the inside of the skirt. 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.
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: 2007.3.120
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: plastic Glass bead lace sequin pearl rhinestone tulle linen (material) metal
label: Dimensions
content: Length (collar to hem): 57 in. (144.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width (shoulder to shoulder): 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist: 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm)