Gray wool skirt by Arthur McGee
date: label: Date
content: 1970s
name: label: Designed by
content: Arthur McGee, American, 1933 - 2019
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A gray, wool woven, A-lined skirt made by Arthur McGee. The skirt is made from two bias cut panels, sewn in a spiral structure. One panel begins at the proper left front and extends down to the proper right, ending at the proper left at the bottom hem. The second panel extends from the proper right and circles around to the left. The bottom hem is two inches. The hem is folded under, and hand stitched in place with catch stitches in white thread. The inside of the skirt is unlined and there is no label. There is seam binding sewn into the waistband made from synthetic dark gray material and a metal hook closure that hooks into looped thread. A black metal zipper is machine stitched into the center back of the skirt with black thread. The zipper length is 6.25". There is a simple seam in the center front that has been pressed open. Its edges are not surged. The seams attaching the panels are pressed, simple seams with surged edges.
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Fashion design
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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: 2007.3.61
objectType: 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 with metal and steel
label: Dimensions
content: Length (Waist to hem) x W: 26 1/4 in (66.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width (Waist laid flat): 41 3/4 in (106 cm)