Hakema Dress 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.

The Hakema dress, in off-white, designed by Aziza Braithwaite Bey for her Elena Braith label. The dress features an asymmetrical neckline that ties at one shoulder, a scalloped drop waist, and a gathered skirt with asymmetrical hem. The off-white dress is composed of "Quiana," a silky nylon fabric, and is screenprinted with an Islamic-inspired geometric motif in black reaching from the proper right hem to the tie at the proper left shoulder. There is decorative top-stitching in black along the seams at the shoulder, waist, and hem.

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