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Cinch-hip dress with blouson top and peasant neckline by Gene Bailey

Catalog Data

Designed by:
Gene Bailey, American, 1945 - 1995  Search this
Medium:
synthetic fiber
Dimensions:
H x W: 49 1/4 × 19 11/16 in. (125.1 × 50 cm)
Type:
dresses
Place collected:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1970-1995
Description:
This is a pink knit cinch-hip dress with a blouson top and peasant neckline. The dress top has a gathered neckline with a matching pink drawstring threaded through the gathers. There is a small V-shaped opening at the front of the neckline where the drawstring is tied into a bow. The top has blouson sleeves gathered at the neckline and the cuff. The cuffs are striped in blue and pink rings around the wrist. The same blue and pink stripes run horizontally around the waist, which consists of a wide band of elasticized knit. This cinched-in waist causes the top of the dress to blouse outward over the waistband. The striped waistband transitions into a calf-length A-line skirt with multiple gathers at the waist. Scattered at intervals across the pink skirt are clusters of stylized blue mushrooms.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Design  Search this
Fashion  Search this
Fashion design  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Omega C. Logan Silva, MD, MACP
Object number:
A2018.88.1.2
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Gene Bailey Archive and Knitwear Collection
Classification:
Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd593ea4f59-4965-4df8-bd10-925936f5c1c5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_A2018.88.1.2