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1950s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black silk twill mid length dress printed with pink and blue flowers. The dress has a wide round neckline with a two inch wide folded collar. The short sleeves have no armscye seam and are made from the same panel of fabric as the bodice of the dress. A…
1900s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black silk taffeta blouse with a back drawstring. The blouse features a 1" band collar made from one panel of fabric. The front of the blouse is made from two panels of fabric that are pleated at the shoulder seams. They close down the center front with…
1930s-1940s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black silk velvet coat with a white fur collar and sleeves. The coat has a two layer white fur collar. The back of the collar is lined with black silk satin. The long sleeves are a leg of mutton variation, the top half are made of fur, and the bottom…
1880s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black silk velvet mantle with cording. The mantel (a) opens in the center front with a narrow panel sewn along the proper left side. A two inch wide collar is sewn along the neckline of the mantel and closes with two sets of metal hooks and eyes. The…
1930s-1940s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black hat with four panels seamed together across the top in an X formation. Each panel is composed of black corded material densely arranged in a triangular pattern. There is one spot on the top of the hat where the outer material has been worn away due…
1960s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black skullcap with rhinestones and feathers. The foundation of the hat is made from stiffened black millinery netting in a lattice knit pattern that has been blocked into a skullcap shape. The hat shape is oblong and features scalloped edges that are…
ca. 2004
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pair of black socks worn by Reverend Ike. The mid-calf length socks are ribbed-knit with wide banded cuffs and reinforced gold and black toe caps.
2001-2004
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThese black fishnet sandal foot stockings were worn as part of a costume along with a handmade faux fur garment (.1ab) and a necklace (.3) by dancer Johnette “Suki” Dodson on the television show Soul Train in the early 2000s. The stockings are seamed along…
1980s-1990s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black straw hat with black feathers and a gemstone. The hat is made of synthetic straw blocked to shape. It has a wide brim, the proper right side of the brim is folded upwards and secured to the side of the crown. Three black ostrich feathers and a…
1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black fedora-style hat with a black ribbon hatband. The hat is composed of woven black straw that has been molded to shape. A hat band made from a black Petersham ribbon is adhered along the outside of the hat where the brim and the crown meet. The hat…
late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black straw hat with a cream hat band. The hat is composed of two panels of woven straw coated with black synthetic material (possibly acrylic). One panel of black woven straw makes up the crown and one panel of black woven creates the brim and they are…
1940s-1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black straw hat with cream net. The hat is made of black straw with a coating. The hat has a short crown which is round and is indented around the top edge. The hat band is made of black velvet ribbon and is tacked around the base of the crown. A bow…
1950s-1960s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black straw hat with pleated net trim. The hat is made of black synthetic straw, it has a round low crown. The crown and brim and made of two separate pieces and are machine sewn together. Black synthetic net is pleated, and hand stitched to the base of…
1950s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black straw hat with a velvet bow. The hat is made of synthetic straw, the brim is widest at the front and narrows at the sides and the back. A one-inch-wide black synthetic velvet ribbon is hand sewn to the top of the crown and ends in a bow at the…
1960s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black hat made from woven straw with a high brim and short crown. A thin, black, velveteen ribbon is stitched along the outer circumference, where the brim meets the crown. The ends of the hat band and crossed over at the center back and a crystal…
1950s-1960s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black straw pillbox hat made of fine black straw braid that has been sewn in the round. The hat has a flat crown; the back of the hat is slightly longer. A one inch wide black petersham ribbon inner band is machine sewn around the hat’s circumference.…
mid-20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black straw skull cap with feathers and loops. The hat is made of multiple bands of one-inch-wide synthetic straw and monofilament thread ribbon hand sewn together. Two loops of the ribbon along with cream and brown feather remnants are sewn at the…
1978-1980
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black studded belt worn on Soul Train by dancer Sheri Byers in the late 1970s. The body of the belt is made from a 2” wide panel of black pleather (plastic) that has three lengthwise rows of black painted metal pyramid studs. The ninety-four pyramid…
late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pair of black suede knee high boots. The boots are made of multiple panels of chevron shaped black synthetic suede on the front and backs of the boot leg. A three-inch-long slit is along the top of the center back seam of the boot. An elastic band is…
2000 - 2010
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black suede leather vest worn by Melvin Van Peebles. The leather vest has two front leather panels, and it closes at the center front with three, brass metal snaps. The buttons are stamped with a five-pointed star at the center and text around exterior…
ca. 1990
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGMen's black tuxedo jacket (.1), beaded vest (.2), black satin shirt (.3), and tuxedo pants (.4) by Renato Balestra. The tuxedo jacket (.1) has a black satin notched lapel and full-length straight sleeves. Six (6) black satin covered buttons are sewn, three…
1992-2007
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black tuxedo vest designed by FUBU. The exterior of the vest is made of black synthetic satin weave with machine embroidery that reads [Fubu] in black thread. A stiffener is placed at the front of the vest in-between the exterior fabric and the lining.…
1995-2005
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pair of black sweatpants made by DALINKWENT Wear. The pant legs are tapered and have elastic at the bottom. Each pant leg is made from two panels of fabric. The seams are in the interior and the exterior of the pant leg. There is an elastic waistband…
late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black synthetic satin slip or cape. The slip is made of one panel, it is gathered at the top of the skirt and opens at one side with a pair of metal snaps on each side. A cotton twill band is machine sewn along the interior at the top of the garment. The…
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