Green dress with blouson sleeves and cinched waist by Gene Bailey

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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.

This is a green dress with blouson sleeves, V-neckline, and cinched waist. The top of the dress is made in an open-weave crochet pattern that creates a lattice effect. It has a V-neckline with a ribbed knit edging and long blouson sleeves gathered at the end in long crocheted cuffs. At the top of the sleeves are three rows of stripes, in orange, yellow, and dark red. Each stripe is made up of a row of narrow rectangles. The top of the dress is cinched in at the waist by a band of tightly woven elasticized knit. This results in the top of the dress blousing out slightly over the waistband. This elasticized waistband also creates several gathers below the waist. The skirt is knee length and A-line shaped. It has three stripes around the bottom in orange, yellow, and dark red.

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