Black gathered satin wrap skirt

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.

A full-length black satin wrap skirt. The skirt has a three-inch-wide waistband. It opens on the proper left side with two metal hooks and eyes sewn to the proper left side. An additional set of hooks and eyes are sewn on the proper right side of the waistband at the interior. The skirt is gathered below the waistband. The vertical edges of the wrap skirt are self-faced and interfaced with felt. The skirt is lined with black synthetic. The hem of the exterior fabric has a single fold and is machine sewn to a band a of black synthetic lace. The hem of the lining has a machine sewn double fold hem. A black synthetic hanger loop is sewn on each side of the skirt at the bottom of the waistband. A woven fabric label is hand sewn to the center back interior of the skirt along the waistband.

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