Dress and cropped jacket designed by Wesley Tann

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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.

Dress and cropped jacket designed by Wesley Tann. .a The long black, green, rust, and white fitted dress has spaghetti straps and a scoop neckline. It is darted at the bust and there are several vertical seams going down the length of the skirt. There is a horizontal seam below the bust, separating the bodice from the skirt. The dress is mostly black with a green, rust, and white abstract organic pattern. The fabric appears to be poplin fabric, which is cotton with a tight, close weave and a sheen to its appearance. The inside of the dress has a black lining. The vertical seams carry on to the back of the dress. The straps are thinner in the back than they are in the front. There is a partial black zipper going down the center of the back of the dress, with a hook and eye closure above it.

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