Ivory wedding dress with bows and sequin floral decoration with detachable train

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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.

An ivory wedding dress with bows and sequin floral decoration with a detachable train. The dress (a) is made of cream silk taffeta and is constructed with princess seams that run the entire length of the dress. The sweetheart neckline and bust have machine lace embellished with plastic sequins, plastic beads with a pearlescent coating, and dangling strands of glass bugle beads with a plastic pearlescent coated teardrop bead at the bottom. A pale pink silk taffeta bow is tacked at each front armscye. A patch of lace embellished with plastic sequins, pearlescent coated beads, and strands of beads is on the center of each sleeve near the cuffs. The puff sleeves encase a layer of tulle to support their shape. The armscye seams and the sleeve hems encase a band of elastic.

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