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Image of Black gown from evening ensemble, 1996
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Black gown from evening ensemble, 1996

This black gown (worn with a matching tuxedo jacket 2017.24.2.2) was worn by Jean Chamberlin soon after she became Program Manager of the B-2 program at Boeing. She wore it for a formal dinner that preceded the Naming Ceremony for the B-2 Spirit of Kitty Hawk. It was the first formal outfit she had purchased for a work function and wanted to avoid something “too girly” as a new Program Manager in a male-dominated field. Chamberlin would later become Vice President and Program Manager for The Boeing Company’s C-17 military transport aircraft program. The outfit has an Oleg Cassini label and was purchased at the Tacoma Mall.
ID Number: 2017.24.2.1
Date: 1996
Physical Description: 1 Dress; synthetic fiber; 56 in.H x 23 in.W
Credit: MOHAI, 2017.24.2.1
Subjects: Clothing and Dress, Aerospace, Businesses and Corporations

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