Red pleated dress worn by Karine Jean-Pierre as White House press secretary

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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 red pleated dress worn by Karine Jean-Pierre. The dress has a V neckline and short handkerchief sleeves that are pleated at the top of the shoulders. Small pleats are sewn on each side of the neckline above and below the bustline. The dress is made of a blend of woven viscose and elastane with the exception of the sleeves and pleated bust panels which are made of knit viscose and elastane. A seam is sewn below each set of pleating under the bustline. The seams curve slightly outwards at the waist, ending at the hemline. Another seam is sewn starting at the waistline along each side seam, curving inwards and ending at the hemline. The back of the dress has a center back seam, a twenty-one-and-a-half-inch zipper with a metal pull and plastic teeth is sewn along the center back.

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