Cheetah print dress and shawl by Patrick Kelly

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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.

Cheetah print dress (.1) and shawl (.2) by Patrick Kelly. The dress (.1) is made from dark orange, black, and cream cheetah print stretch velour. It has a mock turtleneck, full-length tapered sleeves, and a dropped waist with an ankle-length skirt. The fabric at the proper left side of the skirt is tightly gathered to create a ruched section, with the skirt slit below it to the hem. The dress closes at the center back neck with a black zipper. It is not lined, except at the opening in the skirt where the edges are trimmed in black tape. Shoulder pads covered in the cheetah print velour are sewn at the interior of each shoulder. A white fabric label with black embroidered text is sewn at the interior proper left back neck that reads "MADE IN FRANCE / PATRICK KELLY / PARIS".

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