Romeo costume hose worn by Cab Calloway at the Miami Beach Cotton Club

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A pair of gold hose from a costume worn by Cab Calloway at the Miami Beach Cotton Club for a Shakespearian Romeo and Juliet themed routine. The hose has an elastic waistband and feet. The seams are stitched down the back of the leg and over the back of the heel. The waist features an inch thick wide, lacy, elastic waistband. The interior of the hose is mostly unlined except for two rectangular panels that run from the top center of the front of the waistband down the center and from the top center of the back of the waistband down the center.

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