Emerald green dress with chiffon scarf designed by Aziza Braithwaite Bey

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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 dress (1.4) in emerald green wool jersey knit, with matching chiffon scarf (1.5) designed by Aziza Braithwaite Bey. The dress features a high, mock neckline, long sleeves with puffed shoulders, a dropped waist, and gathered skirt. The hemline falls below the knee. There is crystal beading detail at each shoulder with three lines of cylindrical, emerald green glass bugle beads. There is a center zipper up the back and additional fasteners at the back of the neck, where the neck fabric also has a gathered detail. The dress is a size large. The coordinating rectangular scarf is in an emerald green chiffon with the same green glass bugle beads arranged in large concentric circles.

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