A-line sleeveless dress with lace cap sleeves by Gene Bailey

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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.

This is a pale blue A-line knit dress with cap sleeves. The cap sleeves are done in a zig-zag crochet pattern in the same blue yarn as the body of the dress. It has a V-neckline edged in crochet. There is a white fabric tag with black text on the inside of the neckline that reads “GENE BAILEY.” There are attached shoulder pads in the shoulders. The dress flares outwards from the waist in a wide A-line. Along the bottom hem is a repeating pattern of mushroom clusters in a darker blue.

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