Arthur McGee, widely known as the grandfather of fashion designers of color, has died. He was 86. By Lindsay Weinberg Arthur McGee, widely known as the grandfather of fashion designers of color, has ...

Here at The Glow Up, we regularly celebrate the current trailblazers in the fashion industry, but less often do we honor the dwindling number of pioneers who broke ground for those trails to be blazed ...

In his later years, Arthur McGee was often described as the dean or godfather of African-American clothing designers in New York. When he was trying to break into the business in the 1950s, however, ...

In the mid-1950s, early in his career as a fashion designer, Arthur McGee had an identity problem of sorts. "When I'd go to look for lines of fabric, I'd go to the fabric company, and they'd say, ...

A memorial service will be held on March 25, 2020, in New York to celebrate the life of pioneering designer Arthur McGee, who died July 1. McGee, 86, passed away at the Amsterdam Nursing Home after a ...

Off-white blouse with balloon sleeves and neck tie designed by Arthur McGee. The blouse is made from a thin off-white synthetic fabric with supplementary threads creating a striped design. The shirt ...