Cream pencil skirt with pleats

Source catalog description

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

A cream pencil skirt with pleats. The skirt is made linen synthetic blend and has a one and a quarter inch waistband. The waistband opens on the proper left side with two metal hooks and one metal eye. An eight-inch zipper with plastic teeth and metal pull is sewn below. Four pleats are sewn on the front of the skirt below the waist band, they are grouped in pairs by each side seam. Two six-inch darts are sewn on the back of the skirt which start below the waistband. The waistband is self-faced. The skirt is lined with cream cotton. A cream synthetic hanger loop is sewn on each side of the skirt below the waistband. The skirt has a single fold hem which is finished with cream synthetic ribbon, it is machine and handsewn. The skirt is unlabeled.

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