Men's suit pants and white suspenders

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A pair of men’s dress pants and coordinating white suspenders. The pants (a) are made of black wool and are similarly styled to tuxedo pants. They open at the center front with two metal snaps and one snap on the waistband. An eleven and a half inch long metal zipper runs down the center front opening starting at the bottom of the waistband. A dart and a pleat are sewn on the front of each pantleg starting at the bottom of the waistband. The pleats create a crease that runs down the length of the pants. A black grosgrain ribbon is stitched along the exterior of each pant leg starting from under the waistband to the hem. A side pocket is sewn to each side of the pants along the grosgrain ribbon. The pants have a gusset at the crotch, they taper inwards at the bottoms and are finished with machine overcast stitching.

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