Yellow v-neck dress with pink and yellow silk poncho

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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 yellow v-neck dress (a) with pink and yellow silk poncho (b) designed by Harold Stone. The yellow, stretchy, polyester dress (a) features a body-con, full-length silhouette with a bodice made from two panels of fabricthat are self-faced and end in a downward point at the waist, where the bellybutton would be. The skirt is a single layer of fabric and two panels for the front, sewn together at the center seam. The skirt narrows towards the hem and ends in a 9" vent. At the bottom of the dress is a rolled hem that has been hand sewn into place. The construction of the back of the dress mirrors the front construction, except there are three sets of self-fabric ties sewn between the back bodice layers. The ends of each tie are knotted are the ties vary in size between 9" - 12".

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