Red halter jumpsuit and shawl by Bruce Oldfield

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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.

Red fringed halter jumpsuit (.1) and shawl (.2) by Bruce Oldfield. The jumpsuit (.1) is constructed of two-inch wide vertical strips of red twilled crepe sewn together. They are separate from each other below the wearer's knees, creating wide fringe with peaked tips reaching to the floor. The bodice is backless with a large slit at the center front chest creating a plunging keyhole and a halter neck. The neck is formed from a band of the red fabric that fastens at the center back with two (2) snaps and two (2) hook-and-eyes. Loops of the red fabric with stiffener inside them are sewn around the neck band. The jump suit closes at the center back waist with a zipper. It is fully lined in red fabric. A cream fabric label with black and blue embroidered text is sewn at the interior proper left back waist that reads "BRUCE OLDFIELD / CUSTOM-MADE LONDON".

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