Mauve shirt and pants with abstract print by Moshood
date: label: Date
content: 1980s-1990s
name: label: Designed by
content: Moshood, Nigerian American
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A mauve shirt and pants with an abstract pattern by Moshood. The poncho style shirt has a round neckline, the edge of the neckline has a double fold with a row of machine stitching. It is made of one piece of fabric and has no seams. Both ends of the shirt end with the fabric's selvage. A self-fabric patch pocket is sewn to the center front of the shirt, the fabric's selvage is at the top of the pocket. The sides of the shirt are left unstitched at the sides and are tacked together an inch and a half above the hem. Abstract organic motifs are printed across the front and back of the poncho. Text is printed within the pattern on the back of the shirt which reads [MOS-HOOD]. The poncho is machine sewn, unlined, and unlabeled. The pants (b) are made of the same fabric as the shirt with abstract organic motifs printed across the front and back. A two-and-a-half-inch waistband is sewn to the top of the pants. A draw string is placed at the waistband. It is made of rust colored synthetic fabric which is folded in thirds lengthwise and machine sewn. A side inseam pocket is sewn to each side, starting below the waistband. The pants are slightly gathered below each pocket along the side seams. They have a center front seam and taper inwards at the bottom of each pantleg. The bottom of the pants are finished in the fabric's selvage. Text is printed within the pattern on the back of the proper left pantleg which reads [MOS]. The pants are machine sewn, unlined, and unlabeled.
place: label: Cultural Place
content: New York City, New York, United States
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Fashion design
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2007.3.281ab
objectType: label: Type
content: shirts
label: Type
content: trousers
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: synthetic
label: Dimensions
content: a. shirt
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (a): 33 × 45 in. (83.8 × 114.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: b: pants
label: Dimensions
content: Length (b: waist to hem): 41 in. (104.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist (b: flat): 24 in. (61 cm)