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Black menswear inspired dress by Jason Wu (.1a) with detached petticoat (.1b) and white and black polka dot knee-high boots by Jean-Louis Scherrer (.2ab).
The dress (.1a) is made in the style of a men's formal coat in black silk satin with an open standard collar. The dress fastens at the center front with seven (7) black round plastic buttons. The sleeves are three-quarter length and cut straight with no cuff. The bodice is fitted to the top of the natural waist, then widens into a full hi-lo skirt with box pleating all the way around the waist. A large rounded keyhole is placed at the upper back bodice below the back yoke. There is a sixteen-inch slit in the center back skirt. The interior of the front bodice, skirt, and sleeves are lined in tan silk, while the interior back yoke is lined in the black satin. The lining has box pleats around the waist corresponding to the exterior skirt. A black fabric label with silver embroidered text in the bottom right corner reading "jason wu" is sewn at the interior center back neck. A size tag is sewn to the bottom of it. An additional black fabric label with white printed text containing a stylized "W" logo above style, fiber content, and care information is sewn at the interior proper left side seam at the waist.
The petticoat (.1b) is made from ruffled tiers of synthetic black tulle with an under layer of tiers of ruffled synthetic black gauze. It has a black elastic waistband. The top layer of the tulle has been roughly cut with most of the bottom tier missing. There are no labels.
The shoes (.2ab) are knee-high boots with a three-inch stiletto heel. They are made from off-white fabric with black velvet polka dots. The boots zip at the center back from above the heel to the mid-calf, with the upper part of the back seam sewn closed and pulled onto the leg. The outer soles are made from black leather, with the heels made of shiny black plastic. The upper part of the interior legs are lined in gold leather, with the lower part lined in black leather. A white fabric label with black embroidered text reading "Jean-Louis Scherrer / BOUTIQUE" is attached to the insole of each shoe. The size and a genuine leather note are incised onto the soles.

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

2015.141.28.1-.2

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.1a: silk satin and silk with plastic buttons;
.1b: synthetic tulle, synthetic gauze, and elastic;
.2ab: synthetic fiber, velvet, leather, and plastic

H x W (.1a flat): 51 × 18 in. (129.5 × 45.7 cm)
H x W x D (.1b flat): 25 × 32 × 5 in. (63.5 × 81.3 × 12.7 cm)
H x W x D (.2a flat): 24 × 10 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (61 × 26.7 × 8.9 cm)
H x W x D (.2b flat): 23 3/4 × 10 3/4 × 3 1/2 in. (60.3 × 27.3 × 8.9 cm)

Object Name • Black dress by Jason Wu with boots by Jean-Louis Scherrer

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BLACK DRESS BY JASON WU WITH BOOTS BY JEAN-LOUIS SCHERRER

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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2000s

Wu, Jason • Jean-Louis Scherrer • Johnson Publishing Company • Ebony Fashion Fair

Design • Clothing and dress • Fashion

Underwear • Boots • Dresses (garments)

No Known Copyright Restrictions