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Pink floral lace dress with ruffled skirt

1980s

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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Source catalog description

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

A pink lace evening dress with a ruffled train. The dress features a sheath silhouette and an internal bodice with a sweetheart neckline made from three panels of light pink synthetic satin. There is one central panel for the bodice and two side panels machine sewn together, forming a princess seam. The bodice ends in a slight V shape below the natural waist and is sewn to a self-fabric skirt that ends slightly below the knees. Over the slip dress is a floral machine lace overlay with a scalloped edge for the neckline. The lace consists of a repeat motif of tulip flowers that have a cluster of seven faux pearl beads for their centers and five embroidered pistils. Under each tulip is a flat five petaled flower that has a center of seven faux pearls and thirteen white sequins.

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Catalog reference: 2007.3.219

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