Fashion Nerds

The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Object record

Dress

1980s

Materials

cotton

House / label

Arthur McGee

Collection

1980s

Archive reference

2023.273

Behind the design

Loose sleeves and a straight, above-knee body give this cotton dress a relaxed silhouette. Broad reddish marks animate its pale surface. The Met relates McGee’s wider practice to practical sportswear and his interest in African textile traditions.

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