Black and silver tuxedo inspired gown by Pierre Cardin

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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 and silver tuxedo inspired dress by Pierre Cardin. The dress is made from black wool decorated in rows of small silver rhinestones to imitate a woven pinstripe. It is cut with a deep plunging V-neck in the front, with black silk satin exaggerated tuxedo lapels and wide rounded collar. The dolman sleeves end in exaggerated French cuffs made from black silk satin each with a square rhinestone-covered large metal button sewn on either side (four buttons total, two on each cuff) for decoration. The ankle-length skirt has a thigh-high slit at the proper left front. The dress has no closure method; it slips on over the wearer's head. The dress is fully lined in black silk. The cuffs, lapels, and collar have stiffener inside the facing and lining. A cream fabric label with cream embroidered text is sewn at the interior center back neck that reads "Pierre Cardin / PARIS".

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