Afternoon dress

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and gold striped afternoon dress. The dress is floor-length, full-skirted and made of a shiny fabric. It has long sleeves, a fitted bodice with buttons down the front, and a full skirt. The dress is striped horizontally with thin stripes of gold on a black background. The sleeves are gathered at the wrist. The mannequin is white and headless. The background is beige.