Black dress and jacket with beaded embellishments by Fabrice

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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.

Black strapless dress and jacket with beaded embellishments by Fabrice. The black silk dress (.1) is strapless with a sweetheart neckline. It falls just above the wearer's knee. It is made from black silk that is gathered into ruching and sewn along a center back seam. There are no other seams in the body of the dress. An undulating line of clusters of silver beads and rhinestones are hand sewn down the center front of the dress, holding and shaping the gathered fabric on the front side. The dress closes at the center back with a zipper and one (1) metal hook-and-eye. A second eye is sewn on the proper left exterior of the zipper, likely a later addition. The dress is fully lined in black silk. Boning is sewn around the bodice between the facing and lining. Black hanger loops are sewn at each interior side.

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