Designed by
Mack, Kate, French, born 1971
Date
2006
Medium
wool and cashmere blend cloth, synthetic hair braids
Dimensions
H x W (coat, flat): 63 3/8 × 33 7/16 in. (161 × 85 cm)
H x W (belt, flat): 3/4 × 125 in. (1.9 × 317.5 cm)
Description
Black boiled wool and cashmere coat (a) and belt (b) embroidered with faux human hair braids designed by Kate Mack. The coat is floor-length with a high standing collar and full-length balloon sleeves. It cut fitted in the bodice and then tapering outward into a full skirt. Braids of black faux human hair are embroidered around the edges of the collar, the center front opening, and the bottom hem. Clusters of the braids are also embroidered at the bottom of each sleeve and around the bottom of the skirt. The coat is not lined. A black fabric label with white embroidered text is sewn at the interior center back neck that reads "Kate Mack". The label is surrounded by short strips of the faux braided hair.
The belt (b) is made from one thick braided length of the black faux human hair sewn to a strip of the black boiled wool and cashmere fabric. It is long enough to wrap around the waist more than once, or to be wrapped once with long tails.
Place made
Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Classification
Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Type
coats
Topic
African diaspora
Clothing and dress
Design
Fashion
Fashion design
Identity
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2016.81.1ab
Restrictions & Rights
© Kate Mack
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e5338872-100a-46e6-914b-3ca814d54712

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