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

Black evening dress of embroidered floral with sequins and rhinestones, trimmed in brown and black ostrich feathers. Scoop neckline with exaggerated sleeves, trimmed with a band of ostrich feathers and lined with black velvet. 

Label: Pierre Balmain Paris Made in Paris
Second Label: Illegible
Approximate Flat Measurements Across Front:
Chest: 38"
Waist: 31"
Hip: 40"
Shoulders: 15"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem: 35"
Length (underarm to hem): 58"