2-833-136 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Grey wool skirt designed by Arthur McGee, mid 20th-late 20th century. The skirt is made from two (2) pieces of fabric cut in the same assymetric shape and then sewn together, with the pieces wrapping around the body and creating a full circle flair skirt. The skirt has no waistband and falls just below the knee. It closes at the center back waist with a zipper and one (1) hook into a thread loop. The skirt is not lined and there are no labels. In 1957, Arthur Lee McGee (1933-2019) was the first African American designer hired to run a design studio on Seventh Avenue in the Garment District in New York City.