Black dress with fringe from Mae's Millinery Shop

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black short-sleeved dress with a fringed skirt worn by Mae Reeves. The dress is made from black semi-sheer synthetic fabric. It has a scoop neck with short sleeves and an asymmetrical waistline that extends below the natural waist on the proper right side. The proper left side of the bodice has ruching on the front and back side seams, with a silver metal zipper on this side below the arm and reaching to the hip. The top of the shoulders and the sleeves are gathered slightly with five (5) rows of black machine stitching. The skirt is decorated with two tiers of long black fringe that reaches to the hemline, which falls below the knee. The dress is self-lined, except at the back bodice where it is lined in black net for a more sheer effect.

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