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1991-1992

Green plaid coat (.1), green velour mock turtleneck (.2), and green velour leggings with attached shoes (.3) by Anne Klein.
The jacket (.1) is made from a woven plaid material made of primarily kelly green mohair with blue, pink, red, purple, and yellow mohair, and multi-colored metallic thread stripes. It is collarless and has straight cut full-length sleeves with no cuffs, and a straight bottom hem that falls just below the hip. The jacket closes at the center front with three (3) metal snaps. On the proper right side there are three (3) decorative buttons sewn to correspond with the snap closures. The buttons are a gold-toned metal with four (4) irregularly shaped elements in red, blue, gold, and green set into the metal to form a roughly square shape. There is a copyright symbol engraved onto the back of each button, but no manufacturer name. The jacket is fully lined in green synthetic fabric. The designer's black fabric label featuring an embroidered lion head in gold and burgundy above the burgundy text "ANNE KLEIN" is sewn at the interior center back neck with a "Made in the U.S.A." label to the proper right. Sewn into the interior proper right side seam are stacked three labels with care and size, fiber content, and a union label.
The mock turtleneck (.2) is made from a green velour fabric and has full-length sleeves. It closes at the center back neck with a green plastic invisible zipper and one (1) black hook-and-eye at the top. The designer's black fabric label featuring an embroidered lion head in gold and burgundy above the burgundy text "ANNE KLEIN" is sewn at the interior proper left back near the zipper opening with a "Made in the U.S.A." label underneath it. To the proper left of the designer label are stacked three labels with care and size, fiber content, and a union label.
The leggings (.3) are made from the save green velour as the shirt, with low-heeled shoes attached at the bottom. The fabric is attached to the soles of the shoes, forming the uppers of the shoes and then continuing up the legs without a seam to the elastic waist band. They are not lined. The shoes have leather soles and a one-inch stacked leather heel with gold painted leather wrapped around the outsides of the heels. The designer's black fabric label featuring an embroidered lion head in gold and burgundy above the burgundy text "ANNE KLEIN" is sewn at the interior center back waist seam. A fiber content label is sewn to the interior back seam below the waist. Text imprinted into the bottom of both shoe soles reads "ANNE KLEIN / LEATHER / MADE IN ITALY / 10 / M".

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Ebony Fashion Fair Collection

Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

National Museum of African American History and Culture

2015.141.1.1-.3

coats
shirts
leggings
pumps (shoes)

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jacket: wool, mohair, nylon, and metal;
shirt: rayon, nylon, with metal and plastic fasteners;
leggings: rayon, nylon, elastic, and leather

H x W (.1 flat): 33 1/2 × 23 1/4 in. (85.1 × 59.1 cm)
H x W (.2 flat): 27 × 19 in. (68.6 × 48.3 cm)
H x W (.3 flat): 48 1/2 × 16 1/4 in. (123.2 × 41.3 cm)

Object Name • Green plaid coat with green velour shirt and leggings by Anne Klein

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GREEN PLAID COAT WITH GREEN VELOUR SHIRT AND LEGGINGS BY ANNE KLEIN

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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1990s

Johnson Publishing Company • Ebony Fashion Fair • Anne Klein

Design • Clothing and dress • Fashion

Shirts • pumps (shoes) • Coats (garments) • leggings

No Known Copyright Restrictions