Black dress with faux pearls designed by Patrick Kelly

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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.

A black dress with faux pearls designed by Patrick Kelly for his Fall/Winter 1988 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 self-faced band collar and long fitted sleeves. Faux pearls with small metal loops are sewn to the front of the dress in the shape of an elongated heart and are scatted to the bottom front of the dress. A nineteen-inch zipper with a metal pull and plastic teeth is sewn along the center back seam. The dress has self-fabric covered shoulder pads. The single fold hem is finished with machine overlock stitching and is sewn to the interior of the dress with hand stitches. A woven fabric label is sewn along the bottom of the collar to the proper right side of the center back zipper.

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