White open-front dress with gold sequins

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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 white synthetic knit open front dress with gold sequins. The dress has a round neckline and short cap sleeves which are gathered at the top of each shoulder. Two bust darts about four inches long are sewn on the front of the dress which end at the empire waistline. Multicolored glass rhinestone trim with metal setting arraigned in flowers is hand tacked along the empire waistline. A two inch wide band of gold colored synthetic knit with gold sequins is sewn below the rhinestone trim. The center front of the dress is left open below the empire waistline. A three inch wide band of gold colored synthetic knit with gold sequins is hand sewn along each edge of the center front opening. The sequin bands on the front of the dress wrap around to the interior on each side of the dress. The white knit synthetic fabric is gathered below the waistline.

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