Three-piece knit suit by Gene Bailey
date: label: Date
content: 1970-1995
name: label: Designed by
content: Gene Bailey, American, 1945 - 1995
notes: label: Description
content: This is a three-piece rust colored knit suit by Gene Bailey. It consists of a cardigan sweater, a sleeveless shell, and a fluted skirt. The cardigan has blouson sleeves. Down the sleeves and the area across the shoulders are knit in a shell pattern. The cardigan has a V-neckline. It fastens in front with three metal buttons. It is A-line and falls to the hip. The sleeveless shell is knit in a pattern of rectangles made up of stripes of yellow, green and rust. The shell has a scoop neckline edged in rust colored crochet. The neckline fastens in back with a button and loop closure. The metal button matches the ones on the cardigan. The shell has attached shoulder pads in the shoulders. The pull on skirt has an elasticized waist and pleats around the bottom hem. The cardigan and shell have a black cloth tag with red text that reads "GENE BAILEY." The skirt has a white fabric tag with black text on the inside of the waist that reads “GENE BAILEY.”
place: label: Place collected
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: Design
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: Gene Bailey Archive and Knitwear 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 Omega C. Logan Silva, MD, MACP
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2018.88.1.12.1-.3
objectType: label: Type
content: vests (main garments)
label: Type
content: skirts
label: Type
content: cardigans
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: synthetic fiber with polyurethane and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (cardigan): 29 15/16 × 22 13/16 in. (76 × 58 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (shell): 19 11/16 × 24 in. (50 × 61 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (skirt): 26 9/16 × 15 3/16 in. (67.5 × 38.5 cm)