Brown and cream dress with gold and silver embellishments designed by Peter Davy

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A brown velvet and cream knit dress with silver and gold beading and sequins designed by Peter Davy. The dress is sleeveless with a high neck and a standing collar. The collar, upper front bodice, and hips are made from a low pile brown velvet. The front side waist and back bodice are made from a cream synthetic knit fabric. A full skirt with a high-low hem reaching below the knee in the front and to the floor in the back is made from the cream knit fabric. Lines of gold and silver sequins are sewn onto the brown velvet front bodice and hips, emanating from a large stylized floral burst of gold and silver beads and sequins sewn at the center front waist. Four (4) smaller stylized floral clusters of gold and silver beads are sewn across the upper portion of the brown velvet on the back of the dress.

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