Mahogany flare skirt designed by Arthur McGee
date: label: Date
content: mid 20th-late 20th century
name: label: Designed by
content: Arthur McGee, American, 1933 - 2019
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: Mahogany glazed twill cotton flare skirt designed by Arthur McGee. The high-waisted skirt is heavily pleated and gathered below the wide waist band creating a full ankle-length skirt. It closes at the proper left side with three (3) black flat hook-and-eyes. The glazed cotton has an iridescent and metallic quality. Only the waistband is lined. A white fabric label with black embroidered text is sewn at the interior proper left waist that reads "me and mcgee / by / arthur mcgee".
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
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: 2007.3.70.2
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 with metal hook-and-eyes
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (flat): 35 1/4 × 39 in. (89.5 × 99.1 cm)