Grey three-piece evening ensemble

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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 grey three-piece evening ensemble consisting of a top, skirt, and belt. The strapless halter top is made of grey silk twill. Two silk organza straps are sewn on the front of the top. The front of the top is made of one panel, it has a subtle sweetheart neckline. Four different sets of mirrored darts are sewn on each side of the top. These consist of vertical shaping darts from the bottom of the bust to the hem and diagonal bust darts. Along with sharping darts for the bust sewn below each strap, and waist darts. The waist darts are uneven, the proper left dart is higher than the proper right dart. The back of the top is made of three panels and slightly flares outwards below the waistline. A ten-inch metal zipper is hand sewn along the proper left side seam. Grey synthetic is used as facing along the edge of the neckline.

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