This dress was purchased by Eunice Walker Johnson of Johnson Publishing Company and worn in the Ebony Fashion Fair. 

Dress of purple and black iridescent silk taffeta, pink silk taffeta, pink satin, and pink lace. The dress is cut with a scoop neckline trimmed with an oversized and flounced pink taffeta and lace collar, full leg-o-mutton sleeves with a flounced cuff of pink satin and lace, a draped bodice and hips, and a very full flared skirt made of flounces of purple and pink taffeta and lace.  The bodice of the dress is boned, the entire dress is lined, and the dress closes down the center back with a zipper. 
Label: Couture / Paris / Emanuel Ungaro 
Second Label Behind Designer Label (handwritten): 2260 / 30.9.88

Approximate Flat Measurements Across Front:
Chest: 15.5"
Waist: 12"
Shoulders: 12.5"
Hips: 13"
Length (underarm to hem): 70"
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 27.75"