Mahogany crop top 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 crop top designed by Arthur McGee. The top is made from two (2) eight (8) inch wide strips of the fabric seamed at the middle and with slanted ends. Two (2) thin loops made from the fabric are sewn near the center seam to form straps. The wearer threads their arms through the straps and then wraps the fabric around the bust and ties it. It is unclear if the center seam is meant to be at the center back or center front of the wearer's body. The fabric is long enough to be wrapped more than once around the body, or wrapped once and the ends left as long ties. The glazed cotton has an iridescent and metallic quality. The top is not lined and there are no labels.
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: 2007.3.70.1
objectType: label: Type
content: bodices
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
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (flat): 11 1/2 × 97 1/2 in. (29.2 × 247.7 cm)