Cream knit dress with plastic buttons 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 cream knit dress with plastic buttons designed by Patrick Kelly. The dress is made of red rib knit cotton. It is sleeveless, has a round neckline, and is form fitting. Seam allowance and the raw edges of the shoulder seams are seen along the exterior. The neckline, armholes, and bottom of the dress are all left raw and unstitched. Seven clear plastic buttons are sewn along the center front of the dress. The dress has a center back seam, no side seams, and is unlined. The open back has a low scoop neckline. A designer label is sewn vertically along the center back seam at the interior and reads [PATRICK KELLY / PARIS]. A care label and size label are sewn to the proper right side of the designer label.

Explore Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture ↗