Beige single breasted jacket by Jeffrey Banks
date: label: Date
content: 1980s
name: label: Designed by
content: Jeffrey Banks, American
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A wool single breasted man’s jacket by Jeffrey Banks. The jacket features a single panel collar with a notched lapel. The underside of the collar is backed with a single panel of wool felt. The jacket closes proper right over left with two round plastic buttons on the jacket right and two corresponding keyhole buttonholes on the proper left. Each side of the jacket has an 8.75” vertical waist dart. There is one welt pocket at the proper left breast and two flap pockets, one at each side of the waist that still have their tacking closure stitches. The sleeves are composed of two panels of beige wool blend fabric that are seamed at the inner and outer arm. Each sleeve end has four round plastic faux tortoise shell decorative buttons sewn to the cuff. The back of the blazer is composed of two panels of khaki wool blend fabric that are sewn together at the center back. The inside of the jacket features ten panels of light gray synthetic lining six for the body and two for each sleeve) all machine stitched together. There is a brown woven label with a gold border at the interior proper right that reads [JEFFREY BANKS] in white block letters. Below the brand label is welt pocket with a triangular flap with a keyhole style buttonhole in the center of it, the buttonhole secures with a .5" marbleized plastic button. An additional brand label is sewn to the interior center back collar. The label is brown and reads [JEFFREY BANKS] in white block text. The brand name is surrounded by a gold border. At the proper left interior is a brown woven label that reads [DRY CLEAN ONLY] in white block letters, which is surrounded by a gold border. Below the care label are two interior welt pockets, The interior lining is sewn to the bottom hem of the jacket with monofilament thread. The entire jacket is mix of hand and machine stitching, Center back pleat in the center lining at tucked at the center back with a few hand stitches.
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: 2007.3.689
objectType: label: Type
content: jackets
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: wool blend, synthetic lining, cotton canvas, vwool felt, and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: Length (center back neck to hem): 32 3/4 in. (83.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist (full): 40 in. (101.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Chest (full): 42 1/4 in. (107.3 cm)