Tuxedo shirt worn by Lena Waithe to the 2017 Emmy Awards

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A white tuxedo shirt, part of a three-piece suit made by Jhoanna Alba for Lena Waithe and worn by Waithe to the 2017 Emmy Awards ceremony. The long sleeve shirt is constructed of a micro-waffle white cotton, with black cotton trim from collar to hem, and plastic gold and black buttons. Both sleeves feature plastic black and gold buttons at the wrists and forearms. The interior, at the bottom of the neck, has a sewn-in black and grey fabric tag, [ALBA]. The hem is constructed and sewn on a curve.

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