Suit: jacket, blouse, and skirt designed by Willi Smith
date: label: Date
content: 1969-1987
name: label: Designed by
content: Willi Donnell Smith, American, 1948 - 1987
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: Colorful block striped jacket (a) and matching skirt (c) with short-sleeve, collared, button-down mauve-colored blouse (b) designed by Willi Smith for WilliWear Limited.
label: Description
content: a. The long sleeve jacket has a v-neck and a notched lapel collar. There are two black plastic buttons near the waist, one on either side. There are two large patch pockets, one on either hip. The jacket is made of a colorful brushstroke ikat print fabric in block stripes of red and green, blue and grey, and purple and black. There is a visible hem around the bottoms of the sleeves.
label: Description
content: There are two tags sewn into the back of the jacket collar on the inside. The top tag is black on the proper right half and white on the proper left half. The black side reads [WilliWear] in white. The white side reads [WilliSmith] in black. The smaller tag below reads [M / MADE IN INDIA / 100% COTTON / HAND WASH / SEPARATELY] in black.
label: Description
content: b. The heather mauve blouse is a thin material and has a traditional two-piece high stand collar. There is a breast pocket on either side and there are five small black buttons going down the center on the proper right side. There is a visible hem going around the bottoms of the sleeves and a thin hem going around the bottom of the shirt.
label: Description
content: There are two tags sewn into the back of the shirt collar on the inside. The top tag is black on the proper right half and white on the proper left half. The black side reads [WilliWear] in white. The white side reads [WilliSmith] in black. The smaller tag below reads [M / MADE IN INDIA / 100% COTTON / HAND WASH / SEPARATELY / IN COLD WATER] in black.
label: Description
content: c. The pleated circle skirt is made of the same brushstroke ikat striped fabric as the jacket. There is a small black button on the back waistband of the skirt, as well as a black zipper.
label: Description
content: There are two tags sewn into the back of the skirt waistband on the inside. The top tag is black on the proper right half and white on the proper left half. The black side reads [WilliWear] in white. The white side reads [WilliSmith] in black. The smaller tag below reads [8 / MADE IN INDIA / 100% COTTON / HAND WASH / SEPARATELY / IN COLD WATER] in black.
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 design
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture 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: 2007.3.154abc
objectType: label: Type
content: suits
label: Type
content: blouses
label: Type
content: jackets
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 and plastic thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Suit Jacket): 31 3/4 × 19 in. (80.6 × 48.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Blouse): 30 3/4 × 18 in. (78.1 × 45.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Skirt: Width at Waist): 33 1/2 × 12 in. (85.1 × 30.5 cm)