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Champagne peplum lace top with belt by Gene Bailey

1970-1995

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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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)This is a champagne colored peplum knit lace top with a matching belt. It has a wide scoop neckline and long blouson sleeves gathered at the ends in narrow cuffs. The top is knit in a rectangular pattern of alternating blank rectangles and rectangles with an X on them, all done in in the same champagne tone. At the waist is a short peplum created out of the same knit lace material as the rest of the top. Gathers at the seam create a ruffled look. (b)This is a matching solid knit belt with a champagne colored plastic buckle.

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Catalog reference: A2018.88.1.14ab

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