dress, 3-piece
date: label: Date made
content: 1944 - 1946
name: label: maker
content: Adrian
notes: label: Description
content: Dress; short length; black crepe underdress with an allover embroidered blue sequin motif; overdress of deep blue net with black bugle beads attaching net at point of sequin designs underneath; halter style with a heart-shape neckline & neck straps; pleats at front side seams & CF seams of upper bodice to create fullness; A-line skirt section with a front wrap attached to bodice at waistline seam; CB zipper opening; separate self-fabric belt; Jacket - 2 layers of deep blue net with blue sequin embroidery in between; black bugle bead trim on upper layer of net over sequin design; short bolero style; long sleeves; no closure at CF opening; hem shortened & material used to make belt; when altered (probably 1950s) sequins added to shoes (1978.0427.002)
label: Description
content: Label text: Adrian Original
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 Evelyn O. Berke
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1978.0427.001
label: accession number
content: 1978.0427
label: catalog number
content: 1978.0427.001
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dress, 3-piece
label: Other Terms
content: dress, 3-piece; entire body; main dress; female