02.017 wool skirts she works in The Department

she works in The Department of Textile Conservation at The Metropolitan Museum of Art where she is the liaison textile conservator for the American Wing

Fitted with gathers front and back

an inverted box kick pleat terminates with an embroidered arrowhead

she was head of Textiles at Reykjavík School of Visual Arts

Fitted with knife pleats top-stitched to the hip and four-button side closure

02.017 wool skirts she works in The Department1950s Handmade straight skirt in purple windowpane plaid, striking up close and from a distance. Likely made as a pencil skirt, then shortened as styles changed. Two darts on either side front and back, and side button closure. Half lined in the back and in clean, beautiful condition save for a light surface stain, barely visible. size 6. Waist: 30 in 76 cm Length: 19 in 48 cm Hem circumference: 21 in 53 cm