Lavender wool tweed swing coat designed by Arthur McGee. The fabric has multi-colored wool woven flecks. The coat has a spread collar, full-length flared sleeves, and falls just below the knee. It closes at the center front neck with one (1) snap and one (1) large round metal decorative brooch-like button with a purple rhinestone at the center. The rest of the front center opening does not fasten. There is one (1) horizontal pocket sewn at the proper left front waist. Pleats are sewn at each underarm to create additional flare at the sides. The back is made extra full with a deep box pleat sewn at the center back just below the shoulders.
The coat is fully lined in green silk satin. The body has an additional lining between the facing and the satin made from green wool. The linings of the body are not seamed to the interior bottom hem, but are instead left loose with a turned hem finish. The wool lining is slightly shorter than the satin lining. There are no labels.
| Date | mid 20th-late 20th century |
| 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 | wool, silk satin, and metal fasteners |
| Dimensions | H x W (flat): 45 × 45 1/2 in. (114.3 × 115.6 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 | 2007.3.52.1 |
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