Strapless brown and cream dress with metallic detailing 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 brown and cream strapless dress with gold and silver sequin and bead embellishments designed by Peter Davy. The bodice of the dress is made from a dark brown velvet and has a sweetheart front neckline with a shallow V back. The bodice ends between the natural waist and hip, with a full, gathered, floor-length skirt made from heavy cream synthetic fabric overlaid in cream sheer synthetic fabric. The bodice is decorated in rows of gold and silver sequins and beads, which begin at the proper left side below the bust and emanate out in rays that swoop upward from the waistline onto the proper right side and around to the back bodice, continuing upward to the back neckline. A long panel of the velvet is cut out on the proper left side of the bodice, which is then filled with brown net lace with a floral design.

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