Black necktie with beading worn by LaMonte McLemore of The 5th Dimension. The front of the tie and the knot are hand-beaded in a design of diagonal lines and zig-zags with gold and black beads. The faux necktie is constructed for use as a stage costume and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.198.3b
A black net and silver sequin dress designed by Peter Davy. The dress has a fitted bodice through the natural waist and hips with one shoulder at the proper right side and a dropped waistline. The front bodice has a sweetheart neckline and a straight…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.96
A black net hat with flocked net trim and a velvet bow. The hat is made of two different types of net, the base of the hat is made of a heavy weight synthetic bobbinet. The edge of the inner bobbinet brim is finished with a metal wire and cotton twill. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.726
Black net headpiece with two (2) artificial green flowers with leaves and stems attributed to Mae Reeves. The headpiece is open in the center, with layers of stiff black net gathered into a circle around a wire cage, creating a wide brim that is longer in…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.2
A black nightgown with a wrap front and floor-length skirt from Mae's Millinery Shop. It is made from nylon knit with a slight stretch, with black floral lace trim along the neckline. It is a wrap dress with a V-neck front that fastens at the center front…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.40
A black nightgown with a machine lace bodice and a black, sheer pleated skirt. The nightgown features a sleeveless deep V neck bust with two machine accordion pleated black knit bust panels. The bodice is constructed of six panels of fabric. The upward…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.617
A pair of black nylon footless leggings worn on Soul Train by dancer Sheri Byers in the late 1970s. Each leg is 3” at the widest point (unstretched) that are seamed together at the crotch area and down the interior legs with machine overcast stitches.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.9.4
A black open crown fur hat. The hat is made from two black fur pelts joined with two vertical seams at the front and back of the hat. A layer of wool or cotton batting and a layer of stiff possibly cotton fabric is layered under the fur pelts. A black…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.451
Black opera coat by Bob Mackie. The coat is made from a scrunched cut velvet fabric that looks like Persian lamb from afar. It is floor-length with a back train. The coat has full-length bell sleeves and opens down the center front without any closure…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.141.5
A pair of black Oxford wingtip shoes worn by Melvin Van Peebles. The shoes are made from black faux leather and feature a decorative design of punched leather with a scalloped edge that turns upwards at the center of each toe cap, runs along the counters,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.60.16ab
A black-and-white portrait of a young African American male, wearing a turtleneck and dark leather jacket. There is a round button reading [HUEY FOR CONGRESS] on his lapel.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.83.1
A pair of black men's pants (a) with silver rhinestones and detachable chains (b,c) customized by Bernard G. Jacobs and worn by Philip Bailey, vocalist for Earth, Wind & Fire. The pants have full-length straight cut legs and close at the center front waist…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.147.4.2abc
Black, pleated wool pants worn by dancer and singer Jermaine Stewart on Soul Train as part of a costume ensemble with a grey shirt (NMAAHC 2022.37.1). The black pants have front pleats, belt loops, and front hip pockets. There are two back double welt…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.37.2
A black petticoat with black polka dot trim. The petticoat features a 1.5” wide synthetic twill waistband with a band of elastic in waistband channel. Four layers of black bobbinet (tulle) are gathered and sewn to the waistband. Each layer of the skirt is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.928
A black pigeon breast blouse with black cotton cord applique. The blouse features a band collar made of one panel of black machine lace that has been stiffened with five whale bones (baleen.) The baleen bones have been machine stitched to the interior…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.650
A black pillbox hat with abstracted round interlocking panels. The hat is made of a buckram understructure while the exterior is covered in a black silk velvet. The hat is made of three separate pieces of fabric for the top of the crown, sides of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.426
A black pillbox hat with a net veil and pom poms. The body of the hat is made of two separate pieces of black wool felt with the top of the crown stitched along the sides of the crown. Three circular black plastic buttons are sewn to the center front of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.402
A black pillbox hat made from wool felt. A black bow made from synthetic material is secured to the back of the hat with adhesive. A black net veil is secured under the back bow and extends to the front of the hat. The interior of the hat is unlined. There…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.485
A black plastic straw wide brim hat.The hat is made from braided plastic straw that has been wrapped and sewn in the round, creating both the brim and crown. There is a wire, possibly metal, inserted along the edge of the 4" brim. At the outside of the hat…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.838
A pair of black leather platform boots worn by Bootsy Collins. The ankle-length boots are made in a high-top sneaker style with wide tongues. The outside and inside quarter panels of the shoes have a textured black patent leather panel that also outlines…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.234.2.4ab
A black polypropylene straw brimless pillbox hat. The hat has a flat rounded crown that is slightly raised at the center. The edge of the crown is indented and then raised to the height of the center of the crown. The sides of the crown are flat. A black…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.769
A black purse with a center clutch and silver hardware. The front and back of the purse are each made from one panel of black synthetic faille. A layer of non-woven stiffener is adhered to each outer panel for added structure. There are two straps that are…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.734
Black purse with floral embroidered design from Mae's Millinery Shop. The bag has a soft body that is wider with rounded edges on the bottom and then squared on the shorter top edge. The front and back sides and the bottom are faced in an embroidered…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.83
