Green, blue, and pink floral day dress with shoulder pads

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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 green, blue, and pink floral day dress with shoulder pads. The A-line silhouette dress (a) has a pointed collar with a V neckline. It opens in the center front with eight self-fabric buttonhole loops, all of the buttons are missing. The cap sleeves are made of the same panel of fabric as the bodice and are pleated at the ends. Two darts about two inches long are sewn to the proper right side of the center front opening along the waistline. One five and a quarter inch dart is sewn to the proper left side of the center front opening. A metal hook and thread eye are sewn to the waistline seam. The center front opening ends three and a half inches below the waist seam which continues into a center front seam ending at the hem. A white thread belt loop is sewn to each side of the dress along the waist seam.

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