Grey and white striped 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 grey and white striped dress designed by Patrick Kelly. The full-length long sleeve fitted sheath dress is made of synthetic and wool blend knit. The dress has a round neckline and long sleeves that taper inwards slightly at the bottoms. Padding covered with white synthetic is sewn under each shoulder. The single fold hem and the bottoms of the sleeves are finished with machine overlock stitching and are secured to the interior with hand stitching. A woven fabric label is sewn to the center back interior below the neckline. The label reads [PATRICK KELLY / PARIS] the text [MADE IN FRANCE] is woven vertically to the left side of the text.

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