Light gold boat neck dress with matching bolero

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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 light gold boat neck dress (a) with a matching bolero jacket (b). The sleeveless boatneck dress has a front made from four continuous panels – two center front panels and two side panels, sewn together with princess seams. The continuous panels are made from light gold synthetic dupioni fabric that gradually gets wider as it reaches the hem. There are two diagonal bust darts at the chest, one on each side, measuring 3.5”. At the proper left waist area is a 9.5” long metal zipper with metal teeth. The back construction mirrors the front with two center back continuous panels that extend from the neckline to the hem, gradually widening towards to bottom of the dress. The center back panels are also sewn to the side panels, princess seam style.

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