Green wrap dress with gold side applique 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 green wrap dress with gold and silver bead, sequin, and rhinestone waist decoration designed by Peter Davy. The dress is made from a green synthetic stretch knit fabric. It has a V-neck front and high neck backline with full-length fitted sleeves. The proper left front side crosses over and attaches with one (1) metal hook-and-eye at the proper right side waist. The proper right front side crosses over and is gathered at the proper left side waist, where it attaches with three (3) self-fabric loops and three (3) large flower-shaped clear rhinestone buttons. A large cluster of sequins, beads, and rhinestones in green, gold, and silver are sewn at the proper left front waist by the button closure. The center back waist is gathered with elastic, and a self-fabric panel with a chevron point at the center bottom is sewn across the back waist to hide the gathered section.

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