Ecru skirt 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.

Ecru slubbed silk skirt designed by Arthur McGee. The skirt is gathered around the cream twill wool waist band and falls mid-calf. A pleated gore is sewn at the center front near the bottom. There is a slit at the bottom center back. The skirt closes at the center back waist with a zipper and two (2) hooks into thread loops. It is not lined. A white fabric label with black embroidered text is sewn at the interior proper right back waistband that reads "me and mcgee / for / alba".

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