White bell bottom pants worn on Soul Train by dancer Edith Lynn Pickens

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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.

These white bell bottom pants were worn as part of a costume, with a blue and floral print halter top and a blue leather belt, by dancer Edith Lynn Pickens on the television show "Soul Train" in the 1970s. The white bell-bottom pants have a flat front, a concealed zipper fly and a tab closure with metal hook and eye. The 33-inch waistband is 1-3/8 inches wide and has three (3) belt loops on the recto and two (2) on the verso. There are horizontal, seamed inset pockets at both hips and one small inset pocket at the proper right front, underneath the belt loop. The pants have a wide leg, tapering out to a width of 22 inches at the bottom. Each pant leg is trimmed with a 1-5/8 inch cuff that is secured with stitching at each seam and a dart in the center of each side.

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