Red floral sleeveless qipao

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 red floral silk synthetic damask sleeveless qipao. The qipao has a Mandarin style band collar that has a slit at the center front. The front of the dress has a yoke with the front dress panel sewn below. Princess seams are sewn to the front of the dress and three darts are sewn below the waist extending diagonally on each side of the dress. The edges of the collar and front dress panel below the yoke have piped seams. A fourteen-inch metal zipper is set into the proper left side seam. Decorative frogs are sewn above a three-inch slit placed along each side seam. The self-fabric frogs have a knot at the center and swirl on each side. The dress ends below the knee and is fitted throughout. Three metal hooks and eyes are sewn to the back of the collar. A six-and-a-half-inch metal zipper is sewn below the collar.

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