Museum object · Clothing - Costume
Tuxedo pants worn by Lena Waithe to the 2017 Emmy Awards
2017
Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
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.
Black tuxedo pants, part of a three-piece suit made by Jhoanna Alba for Lena Waithe and worn by Waithe to the 2017 Emmy Awards ceremony. Constructed primarily of a matte synthetic material, the pants feature velvet trim from hip to hem of both legs; a black plastic zipper; metal hook closure; two back pockets with one black plastic button, each; two front angled pockets; a velvet waist yoke, and single iron knife seam – hip to hem along the front legs. The interior is unlined.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2019.1.2
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