A beige linen lace dress (a) and tie belt (b) designed by Arthur McGee. The dress is collarless and there are five metal hook closures that connect to a corresponding thread loops in the center front. The front of the dress is made from two panels for the bust and two skirt panels sewn together at the waist. Both the skirt panels and the bust panels are seamed together at the center front. The front of the dress has an alternating design of cut work lace and solid panels of linen. There is a lace trim machine- stitched to the hem of the dress. The back bodice is composed of a single piece, machine stitched to a single skirt panel. The skirt has been hand gathered to itself and machine stitched to the back bodice. The dress is lined with beige plain weave acetate. The bust lining is composed of two panels in the front and a single panel for the back. The skirt lining is four panels, two panels for the front and two in the back. There is white machine-lace trim stitched along the inner hem and cut lace machine stitched to the bottom hem. There is no label.
The tie fragment (b) is made from the same pale peach synthetic fabric overlaid in open work cream floral lace. It is backed in machine-made cream lace. One end of the tie is folded and seamed to the back side, the other is cut with a raw edge. The tie likely wrapped around the dress at the waist to hide the seam.
| Date | 1960-1975 |
| Designed by | Arthur McGee, American, 1933 - 2019 |
| Subject of | Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007 |
| Place made | New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America |
| Medium | a: lace, synthetic fiber, and metal hooks |
| Medium | b: lace and synthetic fiber |
| Dimensions | Dress (a) Length (Shoudler to hem) 46 1/4 in (117.5 cm) |
| Dimensions | Width (Shoulder to shoulder): 28 1/2 in (72.4 cm) |
| Dimensions | Belt (b) L x W: 16 × 1 in. (40.6 × 2.5 cm) |
| Credit Line | Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane |
| Object number | 2007.3.69ab |
Where this page came from
This page was imported from Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Released by the Smithsonian Institution under CC0 through Smithsonian Open Access.
Nobody has written it yet — it is the source material at a new address, which is why search engines are asked to skip it and why no one earns from it. It is up for grabs: take it on, and it is yours to rewrite and to earn from.
Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain) · Adapted from nmaahc.si.edu
1
0
0
0
Comments
