Suit: jacket, blouse, and skirt designed by Willi Smith

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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.

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. 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. 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.

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