Navy velveteen circle skirt by Jay Smith
date: label: Date
content: 1980s
name: label: Designed by
content: Jay Smith, American, 1942 - 1986
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A navy velveteen full circle skirt by Jay Smith. The skirt is made of a cotton synthetic blend, it has a one-inch self-fabric waistband that opens on the proper left side. A metal hook and eye are sewn to the waistband opening. A plastic zipper with a metal tap is handsewn below the waistband along the proper left side seam. A yoke is sewn to the top of the skirt. The hem of the skirt has a single fold and is finished with a black synthetic lace ribbon which is hand and machine sewn. A navy synthetic ribbon hanger loop is attached to each side of the skirt below the waistband. The skirt is unlined, the side seams are finished with the selvage edges. A woven fabric label is sewn to the center back of the waistband which reads [JAY SMITH].
label: Cataloging Notes
content: This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
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: 2007.3.339
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: cotton synthetic blend, synthetic ribbon, synthetic lace, plastic, and metal
label: Dimensions
content: Length (waist to hem): 30 in. (76.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist (flat): 13 in. (33 cm)