Long sleeve black and red dress designed 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.

A long sleeve black and red dress designed by Patrick Kelly for his Fall/Winter 1989 collection. The dress is made of wool and synthetic blend knit. It is fitted and ends at knee length. The dress has a two-and-a-half-inch self-faced band collar and long fitted sleeves. A diagonal seam is sewn on each side of the dress starting at the bottom of the collar and angles outwards and downwards, ending below the armscye. A red wool and synthetic blend knit panel is sewn along the diagonal seams and ends below the waistline. The bottom of the red panel angles downwards below the hips, and is longest along the side seams. A sixteen-inch zipper with a metal pull and plastic teeth is sewn along the center back seam. The dress has self-fabric covered shoulder pads.

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