A pair of black tuxedo pants designed by FUBU. The pants are made from black worsted wool with a black satin synthetic tuxedo stripe down the outer seam of each leg. The waistband is also faced in the same black satin. The pants are cut with a slightly…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.50.2
A white tuxedo shirt by FUBU. The shirt is made from a polyester and cotton blended woven fabric and has a standing collar stiffened with interfacing. The collar opens at the center front and has black synthetic piping at the seams with a plastic black…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.50.4
A pair of black men's tuxedo pants worn by Cab Calloway. The pants are made from a black wool and synthetic blend fabric and have a straight cut leg with satin trim down the exterior seam of each leg. The pants close at the center front with a zipper and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.237.4.2
Black cotton and polyester blend fabric umbrella embroidered with faux human hair braids designed by Kate Mack. The custom made umbrella has a wooden shaft and metal spokes painted black. The tip of the shaft and the ends of the spokes are capped in black…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.81.2
This miniature quilt or wall hanging made by Stephen Blumrich of Pea Ridge Purties features twelve (12) pieced Black Uncle Sam blocks separated by sashing. The quilt consists of the pieced top layer, a thin layer of batting, and a plain muslin backing. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.7.263
A rounded black velour hat with a tie in the center back. The interior of the hat is lined with a red synthetic silk faille. A red petersham cotton rayon ribbon is machine stitched along the circumference of the hat at the interior. A label is sewn to the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.538
A black velour tracksuit with a matching t-shirt designed by Sean John. The jacket is made of a cotton and polyester blended knit velour and has a standing collar. A wide zipper with plastic teeth and a metal pull runs down the center front of the jacket.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.604.1-.3
A black velvet dress with a gold lamé and black velvet skirt designed by Peter Davy. The bodice has a sweetheart front and scooped back neckline and full-length gigot sleeves. The waistline sits at the natural hip. The floor-length skirt is gathered at the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.78
Black velvet purse with gold-colored metal frame and handle from Mae's Millinery Shop. The frame consists of thin vertical strips, five on each side, and a solid bar across the top. The sides hinge open. The interior is lined with red satin and has three…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.84.1
Black velvet and net headpiece attributed to Mae Reeves. The body is made from heavy wire wrapped in black velvet that has been bent into a circular shape with a fretwork design. It is covered by black dotted netting. A black velvet bow is sewn at one side…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.101
Black veil decorated with metallic sequins and black velvet cord attributed to Mae Reeves. The black velvet is sewn into a circular openwork design similar to a cap, with a longer portion of the sequined veiling hanging from one side.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.32
A black velvelt and silver lamé dress with silver bow embellishments designed by Peter Davy. The fitted bodice has a sweetheart neckline and a single strap on the proper right side. It has a dropped waist, with a wide silver lamé waistband above a gathered…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.81
A black velvet belt with gold metallic thread by Jay Smith. The quilted belt has rounded corners and is composed of two panels of fabric – one top panel of black synthetic velveteen and a bottom layer of black cotton twill, sewn together around the edges.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.907
A black velvet belt with gold trim by Jay Smith. The belt has rounded corners and is composed of two panels of fabric – one top panel of black synthetic velveteen and a bottom layer of black cotton twill, sewn together around the edges. Between the two…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.908
A black velvet beret. The hat is composed of two panels of black velveteen - one circular panel for the crown and one for the underside brim. The hat is lined with black synthetic satin and the construction of the inner lining mirrors that of the outer…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.801
A black synthetic velvet (velveteen) bow made from two separate pieces of fabric. The vertical part of the bow is one panel of fabric. There’s a second panel of fabric that’s been folded over the center of the loop and gathered and sewn into place. At the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.1005
Black velour cap (a) and rhinestone pin (b) designed by Mae Reeves. The cap is formed from black velour with indentations over the ears on each side. A black open net veil is sewn across the top front third of the cap so that it can be moved to hang over…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.26ab
A black sleeveless silk velvet dress with glass bead embellishments. The dress has a V neckline and is gathered at the top of the shoulders. The edge of the proper right side of the neckline is embellished with glass beads. Glass bugle beads, seed beads,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.792
Black velvet evening dress with gold sequin embellished skirt worn by Ophelia DeVore. The bodice is sleeveless with a scooped neck and is fitted to the natural waist, where it extends into a full floor-length skirt. The skirt is also made from the black…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.25.4.1
A black velvet floor-length dress with pink ruffled and beaded decorations designed by Peter Davy. The dress is fitted through the waist and hips, with a straight sheath skirt that has a long slit at the center back. The bodice has a sweetheart neckline…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.109
Black velvet fascinator decorated with silver and faux pearl beads attributed to Mae Reeves. It is shaped with a wide front that turns downward and is open at the top back where the sides meet without closing completely. The interior is made from a stiff…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.31
A pair of black velvet gloves with ostrich feathers designed by Patrick Kelly for his Fall/Winter 1989 collection. The long evening gloves are made of synthetic velvet and extend above the elbows. The top half of the gloves are ruched. Black ostrich…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.9.13ab
A black silk velvet handbag with embroidered sunflowers. The bag is composed of one panel of black silk velvet that’s been folded width-wise then sewn along the bottom with a running stitch in a circle formation, creating a bucket-like shape. Both the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.1004
A black, velvet, high crown hat with a large, black Petersham ribbon stitched to the outer crown. There is a black feather with a rhinestone ornament adhered to the front of the hat. A black bow made from synthetic material is secured to the back of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.570
