Leopard print corduroy top

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 leopard print corduroy top. The top features a boatneck and a cropped silhouette and the front is made from one panel of fabric with no armscyes for the short sleeves. There are two diagonal 4” bust darts and at the bottom, near the hem, are two vertical 8.75” waist darts. There is self-facing at the neckline, the center back opening panels, and the sleeve cuffs – all are single fold and about 1.5” wide. All self-faced panels are hand stitched into place. The back is made from two panels of fabric and they close at the center back with six black .5” diameter buttons on the proper right side and six corresponding buttons holes on the proper left. The bottom hem has a single 1” fold that has been machine stitched into place. All the interior seams edges are machine overlocked except the side seams. There is no label.

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