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Medium:
wool with metal fasteners
Dimensions:
H x W (flat): 28 1/4 × 33 1/2 in. (71.8 × 85.1 cm)
Type:
skirts
Place made:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
mid 20th-late 20th century
Description:
Grey wool and white pinstriped A-line skirt designed by Arhur McGee. The skirt has no waistband and falls just below the knee. It closes at the center back with a zipper and one (1) hook into a thread loop.The skirt is not lined. A cream fabric label with black embroidered text is sewn to the interior center front seam allowance that reads "ARTHUR McGEE / N.Y.C.".
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane