Blue wool tweed jacket and skirt
date: label: Date
content: 1960s
name: label: Created by
content: Pasternak, American, 1903 - 1961
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A blue wool tweed jacket (a) and matching skirt (b). The blue wool collarless tweed jacket features a boxy cut and opens center front with three abalone shell buttons measuring roughly 1.5" in diameter. The abalone buttons are hand sewn to the proper left panel and correspond to three buttonholes on the proper left. One metal hook and eye set is sewn to the top and bottom of the jacket opening for extra security. There are two 3” diagonal bust darts, one on each side, that each intersect with two vertical bust shaping darts. Towards the hem of the jacket are two 5” long faux welt pockets. Each sleeve is made from one panel of wool tweed sewn to itself at the inner arm.
label: Description
content: The back of the jacket is made from two panels of wool tweed sewn together at the center back seam and there are two darts at each shoulder side. The outer dart is 2" and the inner darts is 1". Blue synthetic plain weave fabric lines the inside of the jacket and the lining construction mirrors that of the outside of the jacket. All interior lining is machine sewn to itself and handstitched the jacket’s exterior. Padding is sewn to each shoulder interior. Sewn to the interior neck is a cream-colored brands label that reads [PASTERNAK / WASHINGTON, D.C.] in cream block text. A union label sewn to the interior proper right reads [NATIONAL / COAT AND SUIT INDUSTRY / RECOVERY BOARD] in blue text. A cream-colored fabric label sewn to the interior proper left panel reads [IMPORTED FABRIC / GLENHUNT] in green text.
label: Description
content: A matching high waist, A-line skirt made from powder blue wool tweed (b). The front of the skirt is made from one panel that has been gathered and sewn into a 1” waist band. There are two welt pockets, one on each side, that are lined with blue silk crepe. The skirt closes at the proper left with two sets of metal hooks and eyes sewn to the waistband and below the waistband is a 7” blue metal zipper with metal teeth that has been handstitched into place. Two panels of blue wool tweed sewn together at the center back seam create the back of the skirt, and each panel has two 3” darts that start at the waistband. At the bottom of the skirt is a 3.5” single folded hem which is secured with blue synthetic binding tape. The inside of the skirt is lined with blue silk crepe that is machine sewn to itself but handsewn to the outside of the skirt. All interior wool seams have been pressed open and left raw. There is an internal hanging loop sewn to the interior proper right made from blue synthetic bias tape. There is no label.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Fashion design
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Black Fashion Museum Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2007.3.265ab
objectType: label: Type
content: jackets
label: Type
content: skirts
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wool tweed, plain weave lining, silk crepe, abalone shell, metal, canvas, and padding
label: Dimensions
content: a: jacket
label: Dimensions
content: Length (a: collar to hem): 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width (a: shoulder to shouler): 14 in. (35.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Chest (a: flat): 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist (a: flat): 17 1/4 in. (43.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: b: skirt
label: Dimensions
content: Length (b: waist to hem): 24 in. (61 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist (b: flat): 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm)