Museum object · Clothing - Fashion and Historical
White suit pants worn by Melvin Van Peebles
2002-2006
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.
A pair of white Juicy couture pants worn by Melvin Van Peebles. The pants feature a 1.5” wide waist band made from one panel of white cotton polyester blend fabric with five .5” self-fabric belt loops sewn equidistantly around the waistband. The pants open center front with a black 5.5” metal zipper pull with plastic teeth. Above the zipper is an interior 1” diameter plastic button and a metal hook and bar. Each flared pant leg is made of two panels of white cotton polyblend – one for the front and one for the back, sewn together at the side seams and there is a 1.5” single cuff at the bottom. There are two 6” wide French pockets – one on each side - that are partially self-lined and partially lined with polyester.
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Catalog reference: 2024.60.1.2
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