Strapless black lace dress with heavy gold embellishments 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 strapless floor-length dress made from black floral net lace with heavy gold embellishments designed by Peter Davy. The bodice of the dress has fitted bra cups with a plunging rounded neckline at the center front and a shallow V-neck at the back. The waistline falls between the bottom bust and natural waist, extending into a slightly flared floor-length skirt with godets at the center front and center back and a scalloped hemline. The base fabric of the dress is a synthetic black net lace with a knotted floral design in black thread. Lines of gold sequins, some with beads in the center of each sequin, are sewn vertically down the bodice and skirt. The bust of the dress is completely covered in heavy embellishment of gold beads and sequins. A large cluster of beads and sequins are sewn at the center front bodice below the bust.

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