2016.78.3

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BFD_46 Left to right 2016.78.3 (dress), 81.145.15 (ensemble), 99.15.1 (dress)

BFD_26 2016.78.3 (dress), 81.145.15 (ensemble)

BFD_23 Left to right 2016.78.3 (dress), 81.145.15 (ensemble), 99.15.1 (dress), 96.119.2 (red dress), 2008.65.3 (jacket), 2008.65.9 (pants), 2013.25.7 (corset), 2009.71.4 (shoes), 2016.59.1 (dress), Case 91.112.1 (pin), 91.112.2 (pin), 91.112.3 (pin)

Object: Evening gown

Brand: Scott Barrie (American)

Date: 1971

Medium: Synthetic jersey

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Audrey Smaltz

Object number: 2016.78.3

DescriptionBlack evening halter gown in synthetic stretch jersey with crisscross front

Label Text:Audrey Smaltz wore this Scott Barrie gown as commentator for the Ebony Fashion Fair in 1971. The touring show of haute couture and high fashion was established in 1958 as one of the only platforms available for black models. Smaltz, remembered as the fair’s most entertaining announcer, accompanied director Eunice Johnson to Paris to purchase the haute couture.

In Collection(s)

1970s

Exhibitions:

Black Fashion Designers