Ivory and mint green evening dress worn by Ophelia DeVore

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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.

Ivory and mint green evening dress worn by Ophelia DeVore. The dress has a V-neck with a high back neckline, blousy full-length sleeves with fitted cuffs, and a full floor-length skirt gathered at the natural waist line. The dress is made from a strapless ivory silk faille bodice and skirt overlaid in ivory organdy with mint green and ivory satin stripes. The organdy forms the sheer upper bodice and sleeves, which do not have the ivory faille under them. The stripes are oriented vertically on the bodice, but horizontally on the sleeves and skirt. The sleeves are embellished with a floral vine design made from pink, blue, and ivory flowers cut from floral lace and vines made from sequins, beads, and rhinestones in silver and pale yellow. Each cuff fastens with two (2) metal snaps.

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