Grey tweed cape ensemble designed by Aziza Braithwaite Bey
date: label: Date
content: 1985
name: label: Designed by
content: Dr. Aziza Braithwaite Bey, American
label: Created by
content: Elena Braith, Ltd., American
notes: label: Description
content: A grey tweed cape ensemble designed by Aziza Braithwaite Bey for her label Elaina Braith. The ensemble consists of a cape (a), a skirt (b), and a black top (c). The cape is made of a grey wool tweed trimmed in black braid along the edge and a band collar with single button closure. The skirt is made of the same grey tweed. It has a wide bias-cut yoke at the waist, a side zipper, and a slight A-line cut that falls just below the knee. The coordinating top is black with a high, mockneck and long, Dolman scrunch sleeves.
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: Dr. Aziza Bey Fashion Archive
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 Aziza Braithwaite Bey
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2021.94.1.10a-c
objectType: label: Type
content: ensembles (costume)
label: Type
content: cloaks
label: Type
content: shirts
label: Type
content: skirts
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Dr. Aziza Bey
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: tweed
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (a: cape): 45 × 46 in. (114.3 × 116.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (b: skirt): 32 × 22 in. (81.3 × 55.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (c: dolman top): 32 × 20 in. (81.3 × 50.8 cm)