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1990s

Zebra print coat (.1), blouse (.2), and pants (.3) by Dolce & Gabbana, with a zebra patterned hat (.4) by Yves Saint Laurent.
The coat (.1) is made from cotton velour in a brown and cream zebra print. It has a wide turned collar with a rounded notched lapel, full-length dropped sleeves, and falls at the knee. It is single-breasted with a center front closure using three (3) large cream round plastic buttons with the designer name engraved around them. The interior is fully lined in cream acetate with a repeating design of the designer's name woven in cream. A white fabric label with black embroidered text is sewn at the interior center back neck that reads "DOLCE & GABBANA / MADE IN ITALY". A fiber content, style, and care tag is sewn to the bottom of it. A size tag and an additional fiber content, style, and care tag are stacked and sewn into the interior proper right side seam below the hip. A metal hanger loop with "DOLCE & GABBANA" engraved on it is sewn at the interior center back neck above the labels.
The blouse (.2) is also made from cotton velour in a brown and cream zebra print. It has a pointed collar, cuffed short sleeves, and closes at the center front with six (6) buttons. Three (3) original mother of pearl buttons with the designer name stamped around them remain, two others are replacements, and the last is an original button that has come detached and is stored with the shirt. The shirt is not lined. A white fabric label with black embroidered text is sewn at the interior center back neck that reads "DOLCE & GABBANA / MADE IN ITALY". A fiber content, style, and care tag is sewn to the bottom of it.
The pants (.3) are also made from cotton velour in a brown and cream zebra print. They have a low waist with a thin waistband and straight full-length legs. The pants close at the center front waist with a zipper and two (2) snaps on a self-fabric tab. They are not lined. A white fabric label with black embroidered text is sewn at the interior center back waist that reads "DOLCE & GABBANA / MADE IN ITALY". A fiber content, style, and care tag is sewn to the bottom of it. An additional fiber content, style, and care tag is sewn into the bottom interior waist seam at the center back beneath the other tags.
The beret (.4) is made from hair dyed in a zebra print. The interior is lined in black cotton of polyester/cotton blend fabric. The bottom edge is trimmed in black leather. A white fabric label with black embroidered text is sewn at the interior center back that reads "MADE IN FRANCE / YVES SAINT LAURENT / rive gauche / PARIS". A second label with worn text that is illegible is sewn to the bottom of it.

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Ebony Fashion Fair Collection

Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

National Museum of African American History and Culture

2015.141.15.1-.4

coats
blouses
trousers
berets

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.1: cotton velour and synthetic fiber with plastic buttons;
.2: cotton velour with mother of pearl buttons;
.3: cotton velour with metal fasteners;
.4: hair, synthetic fiber, and leather

H x W (.1 flat): 44 1/4 × 22 1/2 in. (112.4 × 57.2 cm)
H x W (.2 flat): 29 1/4 × 26 1/4 in. (74.3 × 66.7 cm)
H x W (.3 flat): 41 1/2 × 18 in. (105.4 × 45.7 cm)
H x W x D (.4): 2 3/4 × 9 × 9 1/2 in. (7 × 22.9 × 24.1 cm)

Object Name • Zebra print ensemble by Dolce & Gabbana and zebra beret by Yves Saint Laurent

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ZEBRA PRINT ENSEMBLE BY DOLCE & GABBANA AND ZEBRA BERET BY YVES SAINT LAURENT

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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1990s

Johnson Publishing Company • Dolce & Gabbana • Yves Saint Laurent • Ebony Fashion Fair

Design • Clothing and dress • Fashion

Coats (garments) • Trousers • Headgear • Blouses (main garments)

No Known Copyright Restrictions