dress, 2-piece
date: label: Date made
content: 1987-1989
name: label: maker
content: Geoffrey Beene
notes: label: Description
content: Main dress; entire body; designer, Beene, Geoffrey; DRESS: black crepe; sleeveless sheath; front has sweetheart shaped top edge and hips trimmed with appliqued, shaped bands of yellow satin with black abstract leopard spots; black lurex binding along applique edges and top edge; side seam pockets; top has boning in black silk zipped inner lining; lined in black dotted yellow silk; rolled hem; JACKET: channel-quilted, leopard print yellow satin, lined in black satin; bolero style with arms cut as extension of front and back; shorter front has center opening; raised curves at neckline; curved overlapping front edges and bottom; sleeves taper slightly to turned back black satin cuffs; high back mandarin collar; double back shaping seams; all edges bound in black lurex binding; dress measures: 25 1/2" (64 8/10 cm) down center back; jacket measures: 18 3/4" (47 7/10 cm) down center back
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Elizabeth Rawlinson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1994.0321.001
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Dress, 2-piece