Object Details
- Designed by
- Willi Donnell Smith, American, 1948 - 1987
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Description
- Cheetah print jacket designed by Willi Smith for WilliWear Limited.
- The jacket is grey with green and black cheetah print on top. The inside of the jacket does not feature the cheetah print pattern. The single breasted jacket features half cloverleaf lapels and is made of a grey fabric with green and black cheetah print design. There are six black plastic buttons going down the center on the proper right side. There is a welt pocket on each hip.
- There is a tag on the back of the jacket on the inside. The tag is black on the proper right half and white on the proper left half. The black side reads [WilliWear] in white. The white side reads [WilliSmith / Made in India] in black.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
- 1969-1987
- Object number
- 2007.3.153
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- jackets
- Medium
- cotton and plastic with thread
- Dimensions
- H x W: 34 1/2 × 22 in. (87.6 × 55.9 cm)
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Clothing and dress
- Design
- Fashion design
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2007.3.153
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50ecc8873-4f3b-4d3f-8cd7-690174818c4b
