Black tuxedo jacket and pants designed by Arthur McGee

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black tuxedo jacket and pants designed by Arthur McGee. The wool blend jacket (a) is single breasted and closes with one black plastic button on the proper right side by the center front opening. A buttonhole is sewn next to the button which aligns with a button that was previously sewn to the interior of the proper left side but is now missing. There is a single notched lapel made of wool blend on the top half and silk satin on the bottom half. Hand stitching is used on the backside of the lapel along the notch. Three black plastic buttons are sewn to the bottom of the proper right sleeve, one button is sewn to the proper left sleeve, the other buttons are missing. An eight-inch shaping dart and two double welted pockets are sewn to each side of the center front opening.

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