Pink pleated bustier with ruffled hem

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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 pink pleated bustier with a ruffled hem and a sweetheart neckline. The bustier is made from one panel of pink cotton fabric cut on the bias with multiple vertical pleats handsewn into place on top of it. A 3” pink cotton fabric ruffle is hand-gathered and machine stitched into place along the bottom of the bustier. The ruffle is hemmed with a black looped synthetic material. A 16.5” metal zipper with pink cotton twill tape is handstitched into the center back of the bustier. The zipper extends 6” below the ruffled hem and reads [AZZO] on the zipper pull. A layer of synthetic crin is sewn to the underside of the bottom hem. The interior of the bustier features two pink cotton hanging loops (one on each side) that are handstitched into place. There are seven boning supports stitched equidistantly apart from each other on the interior of the bustier.

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