Black dress with yellow, blue, and red stripes designed by Patrick Kelly

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 dress with yellow, blue, and red stripes designed by Patrick Kelly likely from his Fall/Winter 1989 collection. The dress is made of wool and synthetic blend knit. It is fitted and ends at knee length. The dress has a two-and-a-half-inch wide self-faced band collar and long fitted sleeves. The dress has a center front seam and a horizontal seam at the bustline. Three horizontal stripes in blue, yellow, and red are on the proper right side of the center front seam. The stripes on the proper right side end above the horizontal bust seam. Nine stripes alternating in red, blue, and yellow are along the proper left side below the horizontal bustseam. A sixteen-inch zipper with a metal pull and plastic teeth is sewn along the center back seam. The dress has self-fabric covered shoulder pads.

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