Cream silk dress with metallic embroidery and front overskirt

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 cream silk dress with bronze metallic embroidery and a front overskirt. The front bust is made from one panel of fabric and features a standing band collar. A pleated panel of fabric covers the bust; it starts in the proper left shoulder and is set into the proper right-side seam. There are two bust darts and two waist darts in the front of the dress. A second pleated side panel starts at the proper left underarm, goes to the proper right waist, and curves downward asymmetrically into a voluminous faux front skirt. The faux front skirt is one panel that is folded under and is gathered at the underside to a champagne-colored synthetic silk waistband. There is an A-line skirt under the faux skirt, which consists of three panels. The upper part of the A-line skirt is a part of the bodice.

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