Black leather pants donated by Soul Train dancer Thomas "Tom Tom" Evans

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 pair of black leather pants are similar in appearance to pants worn by dancer Thomas "Tom Tom" Evans on the television show "Soul Train." The full-length black leather pants have tapered legs and deep pleats at the right and left front waist. A decorative seam is sewn at the knee. The pants close at the center front with a flap and button beneath a black zipper and a silver snap. There are two (2) front pockets, one at each hip, and one (1) pocket on the proper right back waist. Black leather belt loops are attached around the waist band at even intervals. The pants have no manufacturer's label. The interior of the pants are lined with black synthetic fabric that reaches from the waist to just below the knees. The bottom of the lining in the legs is not attached to the exterior fabric. The interior hem of the leg openings is trimmed with black nylon tape.

Recorded subjects

African American; Clothing and dress; Dance; Music; Television; Variety shows (Television)

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