SMITHSONIAN
Medium Blue Cotton Denim A-Line Midi Skirt
1990s · 1990s · American
Designer
Arthur McGee
Production
ready-to-wear
Material
cotton denim
Culture
American
Movement
Grunge
Influences
1970s A-line midi length · workwear denim heritage
This A-line midi skirt is constructed from medium-weight cotton denim in a classic indigo blue wash. The skirt features a smooth, fitted waistband and flows into a gently flared silhouette that hits at mid-calf length. The denim appears to have a subtle diagonal weave texture typical of quality denim fabric. The construction shows clean, professional finishing with what appears to be topstitched seams. The proportions reflect 1990s casual wear aesthetics, when denim transitioned from purely workwear to sophisticated everyday fashion. The skirt's moderate A-line shape and midi length represent the decade's move toward more relaxed, versatile silhouettes that could transition from casual to semi-dressy occasions.
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Connected To
Movement·Grunge
LINEAGEsame era · cross-culture→ directed
Lineage: “workwear denim tradition”
These two denim skirts capture the '90s split between American ease and British precision in translating workwear into womenswear. The longer American piece flows in that effortless A-line that made denim skirts a grunge staple—casual, unfussy, the kind of thing you'd throw on with Doc Martens and not think twice about.
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