Red cocktail dress with pink lace

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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 red silk satin cocktail dress with pink lace. The dress has a sweetheart neckline and cap sleeves. Three self-fabric pleats are sewn along the neckline. A series of diagonal alternating pleats continue down the center front of the bodice. The bodice is highly constructed and has significant shaping at the bust. An overlay of pink synthetic lace is sewn along the dress. The dress has a waist seam with an inverted box pleat sewn down the center front. A large godet is sewn along the center front pleat. Four panels of lace overlay are hand sewn on the shirt of the dress, two for each side. The back of the dress has a lower V neckline. It opens in the center back with an eleven-inch metal zipper. A metal hook and eye are sewn to the top of the zipper, another hook and eye are sewn along the middle of the zipper.

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