Jeans worn on Soul Train by dancer Johnette "Suki" Dodson

Source catalog description

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

This customized pair of blue jeans was worn as part of a costume along with a hand-decorated bra top and hand-painted mid-calf boots. The jeans are constructed of several panels of machine-made blue cotton twill denim, and are in a heavily flared, bell-bottom style. The legs panels are machine-sewn together using a zig-zag stitch, with the raw edges left exposed to create a frayed, decorative effect. The proper front of each leg has a small pocket at the waist, a small pocket at the knee, and a large pocket near the hem. There are no pockets on the proper back of the jeans. All of the pockets are top-stitched around the edges using a machine zig-zag stitch. Each pocket has a half-circle flap over the top that closes with a copper-colored metal snap button with an etched design.

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