Red and black coat designed by Patrick Kelly

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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.

A red and black coat designed by Patrick Kelly. The oversized coat is made of wool and polyester blend. It opens in the center front and has no fasteners. The edges of the center front opening slightly overlap, each ending where the opposite shoulder seam begins. The dolman sleeves are elongated and oversized. The bottom half of the coat is made of black wool polyester blend on the front and narrows significantly. The back of the coat is made of black wool polyester blend. A pleat is sewn on each side of the neckline. Two fourteen-inch-long seams are sewn behind the pleats. These pleats gather the volume at the center back of the coat. The coat is machine sewn and unlined. A fabric label is sewn to the center back interior of the neckline which reads [PATRICK KELLY / PARIS]. A care label is sewn below.

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