Red and white pattern knit sweater and skirt ensemble 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 two-piece knit sweater and skirt ensemble with a red and white zig zag pattern on the sweater. The bodice of the sweater has a square zig-zag design in red and white, with a round neckline edged in red crochet. The neckline fastens in the back with a button and loop closure. There is a keyhole opening at the back, fastened with a button of white plastic with gold colored edging. The sweater has long red sleeves with red and white checkered borders at the wrist. There are attached shoulder pads in the shoulders. The sweater waistband has a pattern of red and white checks that match the sleeves. The skirt is red with an elasticized waistband. It is A-line and knee-length with a deep hem. It has a white tag with black text 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: A2018.88.1.6.1-.2
objectType: label: Type
content: sweaters
label: Type
content: skirts
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 plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sweater): 24 × 19 1/2 in. (61 × 49.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (skirt): 22 1/4 × 13 3/8 in. (56.5 × 34 cm)