Cream sleeveless dress and jacket designed by Zelda Wynn

Creator Name

Zelda Wynn, American, 1905 - 2001;
Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007

Cultural Context

African Americans

Date

1960s, 1970s

Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture;

Smithsonian Institution

About the Work

National Museum of African American History and Culture Object Description

A cream sleeveless dress and jacket designed by Zelda Wynn. The sheath dress (a) is made of silk satin it has a V neckline with a diagonal bust dart on each side. Three vertical shaping darts are sewn below each bust dart which extend to the hips. The hem has come undone, a crease line shows where the dress was originally finished. The bottom edge of the hem is finished with a cream synthetic ribbon. The back of the dress has a lower V neckline with a center back seam and a shaping dart on each side of the seam. A twelve-and three-quarter length plastic zipper with a metal pull is hand sewn along the center back seam. The dress ...

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Title

Cream sleeveless dress and jacket designed by Zelda Wynn

Creator

Zelda Wynn, American, 1905 - 2001, Designed by;
Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007, Subject of

Worktype

dresses; jackets; Dresses (garments)

Cultural Context

African Americans

Material

silk twill, silk synthetic, synthetic ribbon, synthetic, metal, and plastic

Dimensions

a: dress;
Length (a: shoulder to hem): 43 1/2 in. (110.5 cm);
Width (a: shoulder to shoulder): 16 1/4 in. (41.3 cm);
Waist (a: flat): 17 in. (43.2 cm);
b: jacket;
Length (b: shoulder to hem): 26 in. (66 cm);
Width (b: shoulder to shoulder): 20 in. (50.8 cm);
Waist (b: flat): 19 3/4 in. (50.2 cm)

Technique

Language

Date

1960s, 1970s;
Date: ca. 1965

Provenance

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

Style Period

Rights

CC0

Inscription

Location

New York City; New York; United States; North and Central America

Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture;

Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Subjects

African American; Black Enterprise; Clothing and dress; Fashion; Fashion design; Design