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Grey, blue, and maize-colored cotton striped dress designed by Willi Smith

1969-1987

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Grey, blue, and maize-colored cotton striped dress designed by Willi Smith for WilliWear Limited. The dress is a straight cut shift dress with a scoop neck and short shirt sleeves. There is a breast pocket on the proper left side, with angled bottom corners. The fabric is a heather grey cotton with vertical navy blue and yellow stripes in varying widths. There are two tags sewn into the back of the collar on the inside. The top tag is white and reads [Willi Smith] in red and [WiLLiWear] in grey. The tag below is white and reads [M / MADE IN INDIA / 100% COTTON / HAND WASH / SEPARATELY / IN COLD WATER] in black.

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Catalog reference: 2007.3.158

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