Tuxedo jacket worn by Lena Waithe to the 2017 Emmy Awards

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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 black and gold brocade tuxedo jacket, part of a three-piece suit made by Jhoanna Alba for Lena Waithe and worn by Waithe to the 2017 Emmy Awards ceremony. The exterior of the jacket features an all-over bright and faded gold leaf pattern on a black background. There is a silk shawl collar and lapel, below which is one black fabric button, and a small breast pocket at the proper left side. There are bust darts on each side, right and left besom pockets, and four black fabric buttons at each sleeve’s wrist. Princess seaming shapes the front of the jacket, continuing onto the back where there are two vents. The interior is lined in a highly patterned, greyish light bronze silk. The shoulders are padded, significant tearing in the lining at both shoulder/armpit seams, exposing the ivory color padding.

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