Museum object · Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Lavender tweed skirt designed by Arthur McGee
mid 20th-late 20th century
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
Lavender wool tweed A-line skirt designed by Arthur McGee. The skirt has a thin waistband and falls just below the knee. It closes at the proper left side with a zipper and two (2) metal hooks into thread loops. The fabric has multi-colored flecks. The skirt is not lined. A cream fabric label with black embroidered text is sewn at the interior center back waist that reads "ARTHUR McGEE / N.Y.C.".
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2007.3.52.2
