Dress and vest ensemble designed by Wesley Tann

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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.

Dress and vest ensemble designed by Wesley Tann. .1 The off-white chenille sheath cocktail dress has spaghetti straps and a straight across neckline. It has a pencil skirt silhouette, and the bodice is gathered into a ruched waistband. The dress is darted at the bust, and there is a zipper going part way down the proper left side of the bodice. The fabric has horizontal stripes going all the way down the dress. Some of the stripes appear to be layered on top of the rest of the dress. They have a woven diamond pattern on the and short fringe at the top and at the bottom. The dress has a small slit in the back at the bottom of the skirt. There is no manufacturer’s label inside of the dress. The dress has several large water marks and blue and magenta stains on the front and on the back.

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