Peach and gold sequin dress designed by Peter Davy

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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 peach and gold sequin dress designed by Peter Davy. The dress has a round neckline with a five-and-a-half-inch wide round collar. The collar is made of rows of gold plastic sequins and is backed in white synthetic fabric. The sleeves are gathered at the top of the shoulder and end in six and a half inch cuffs made of gold plastic sequins. The dress has a center front seam and two bust darts. A seven-and-a-half-inch wide band of gold plastic sequins is sewn starting under the bustline and ending at the hips. The dress is gathered below the sequin band and is draped along the sides. The dress has a center front seam that starts below the sequin band and splits open at knee level. The center front seam and split are edged with a band of gold plastic sequins. The gathering along the dress narrows at the bottom and is more narrow.

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