Pewter shorts designed by Arthur McGee

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Pair of pewter glazed twill cotton shorts designed by Arthur McGee. The shorts are culottes style with a series of deep box pleats sewn below the short waistband to create the culottes shape. They close at the proper left waist with two (2) flat hook-and-eyes. The glazed cotton has an iridescent and metallic quality. The shorts are not lined. A white fabric label with black embroidered text is sewn at the interior proper left waist that reads "me and mcgee / for / alba".

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