Designed by
Smith, Willi Donnell, American, 1948 - 1987
Subject of
Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
Date
1969-1987
Medium
cotton and plastic and thread
Dimensions
H x W (Width: Sleeve to sleeve): 50 1/2 × 44 1/4 in. (128.3 × 112.4 cm)
Description
Mint green, yellow, and grey jumpsuit designed by Willi Smith for WilliWear Limited.
The jumpsuit has a v-neck, elbow length dolman sleeves, and wide pant legs. There is a hemline around the bottoms of the sleeves, along the neckline, and around the bottoms of the pant legs. There are three grey buttons going down the front on the proper left side, starting at the bottom of the v-neck and going to where the pant legs start. The fabric is grey with light mint green and light yellow vertical stripes with the same width.
There is a tag sewn into the back of the collar on the inside. The tag is black on the proper right half and white on the proper left half. The black side reads [WilliWear] in white. The white side reads [WilliSmith / Made in India] in black.
Place made
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Type
jump suits
Topic
Clothing and dress
Design
Fashion design
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
2007.3.157
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56138e986-7635-45c6-b0dc-a77a2d6763d1

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