Striped dress with cowl collar and matching belt

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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 striped dress with a cowl collar and matching belt. The dress (a) has a shift silhouette, and a double lined cowl collar. The cowl collar is made of wool crepe and is slightly open at the proper left side with two pointed edges at the front and back. The set in long sleeves are made of black wool crepe and are tapered and gathered at the cuffs. The cuffs are made of striped wool and have small slits along the interior seams. They are stiffened with interfacing and backed with black wool crepe. The body of the dress is made of red, blue, green, and black striped woven wool. Two self-fabric belt loops are set into the side seams at the waistline. An inseam pocket is sewn underneath each belt loop on either side, and they are lined with black wool crepe.

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