Blue and green dress with jacket by Zelda Wynn

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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.

A blue and green sleeveless dress with a jacket designed by Zelda Wynn. The dress (a) is made of aqua silk crepe de Chine with two layers of silk chiffon on the top half. It has a V neckline with a horizontal bust dart on each side with two shaping darts starting at the bust and ending at the drop waistline. A green synthetic twill band is sewn at the drop waistline with a loop at the center front which hides where the ends of the bands are joined. The bottom portion of the dress is made of blue silk crepe de chine with two layers of silk chiffon. The dress has a sheath silhouette and ends above the knee. The back of the neckline has a deeper V. A metal zipper is hand sewn to the center back starting at the neckline and ending at the drop waistband.

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