Museum object · Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Cream knit pants with matching belt
1970-1985
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
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 cream synthetic knit pants with a matching belt. The pants (a) have a self-fabric one-and-a-half-inch waistband with a stiffener between two layers of fabric. The pants open in the center front with a white plastic button and a self-fabric buttonhole loop. A seven-and-a-half-inch metal zipper is sewn below the button. Gathering is placed below the waistband on the front and back. A seven-inch slant pocket is sewn to each side, starting at the waistband and ending at the side seams. The pants taper at the bottom, the hem has a single fold hem with a row of machine stitching but is secured to the interior with hand whip stitching. A center back seam is sewn below the waistband. The pants and pockets are lined with cream synthetic. A woven fabric label is sewn to the proper left side of the center front opening along the waistband.
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Catalog reference: 2007.3.311ab
