Designed by
Davy, Peter, Saint Vincentian, 1944 - 1990
Subject of
Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
Date
1980s
Medium
synthetic fiber, net, and sequins, with metal and plastic zipper
Dimensions
H x W x D (flat): 55 1/2 × 40 × 6 in. (141 × 101.6 × 15.2 cm)
Description
A black net and silver sequin dress designed by Peter Davy. The dress has a fitted bodice through the natural waist and hips with one shoulder at the proper right side and a dropped waistline. The front bodice has a sweetheart neckline and a straight diagonal back that reaches upward on the proper right side to form the single strap. The waistline is cut on the diagonal extending downward from proper left to proper right. The bodice is made from black synthetic stretch knit fabric overlaid in black net lace, which is decorated all over in silver sequins sewn in a lattice pattern. A double layer of black net fabric in a ruffled rosette is sewn at the proper right shoulder, with both layers of net trimmed in a row of silver sequins. The full skirt is made from a heavily gathered double layer of black net with an asymmetrical hemline that follows the diagonal waistline from proper left down to proper right. The skirt layers are both trimmed in a double row of silver sequins. The dress closes at the proper left side seam.
The bodice is fully lined in black stretch knit. Boning is sewn between the lining and the facing at each front bust. The skirt is not lined. Black hanger loops are sewn on the interior proper left at the underarm side seam and the interior proper right at the shoulder seam. There are no labels in the dress.
Place made
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Black Fashion Museum Collection
Classification
Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Type
dresses
Topic
Clothing and dress
Design
Fashion
Fashion design
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
Object number
2007.3.96
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd528d390a5-e869-489b-824d-3b6e7cf697ed

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