Cotton eyelet dress with black flocking

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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 "fit n' flair" cotton eyelet dress with black flocking and a circle skirt. The dress is made from natural plain weave cotton and has an all over eyelet pattern with cut outs edged with black flocking. There are also black flocking zig zag designs throughout the dress. The front of the fitted bodice is made from one panel of natural cotton plain weave fabric and features a rounded neckline and cap sleeves. Both the neckline and sleeves are bound with black synthetic (likely acetate) taffeta. There are two 4.5” horizontal bust darts (one on the left and one on the right) and four vertical shaping darts. The inner darts are 8.25” and the outer darts measure 8”. There are two black thread belt loops at the natural waist and the corresponding belt is missing. The bodice and the full circle skirt are attached at the waistline with machine stitching.

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