Pink dress with feather pattern and rhinestones

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 synthetic silk dress with an all-over damask feather pattern woven into the fabric. Each feather has a line of plastic rhinestones with metal settings punched along the stem. A metal Talon zipper is machine stitched to the proper left of the bodice. A belt band made from the synthetic damask material extends over the zipper on the proper left and has six snaps metal snaps handstitched to the fabric. The corresponding snaps are sewn to the bodice. There is a sweetheart neckline and there’s hand stitching in the bust to keep the pleats in place. There are cap sleeves and shoulder bands sewn to the sleeves. The front bodice is composed of three panels - one for the center bust, and a panel on each side. The skirt is composed of four panels.

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