Museum object · Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Dark grey velvet dress 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.
Dark grey velvet dress designed by Arthur McGee with a scoop neck, full-length balloon sleeves, and an A-line body with hemline just below the knee. There are two (2) inset pockets sewn into the side seams at each hip. The dress closes at the center back with a zipper. Only the interior yoke is lined in grey silk, the rest of the dress is not lined. There are no labels.
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2007.3.58
