Red dress worn by the character Mellie on Scandal

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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 dress and jacket worn by Bellamy Young on Scandal. The red, strapless, taffeta column gown has a straight across neckline. There is gold beaded and sequined floral applique featured heavily at the top of the dress. It continues down to the waist and hips, and a few designs appear near the thighs and knees. There is a seam across the waistline. There is a built in tan corset top inside of the dress. There are two white straps used to hang up the dress. There are several labels inside of the dress. The first is white and reads [Oscar de la Renta] in black script. There is a smaller white label with a black size “4”. The third label reads [MADE IN USE] and features several lines of letters and numbers. The back of the label has fabric information and washing instructions.

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