Museum object · Clothing - Military Uniforms
US Navy fatigue pants worn by Adm. Michelle Howard as rear admiral (lower half)
2009
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 US Navy fatigue pants worn by Admiral Michelle Howard as rear admiral (lower half). The straight leg pants are made from a brown, tan, and beige toned camouflage print nylon and cotton blend fabric. They close at the center front waist with four (4) tan plastic buttons hidden by an additional placket. There are seven (7) self-fabric belt loops around the waist band, as well as adjustable side waist straps of tan canvas tape with a black metal buckle. There are two (2) inset pockets, one at each side waist. There are two (2) pleated patch pockets, one on each leg above the knee, with a flap closure that fastens with two (2) tan plastic buttons hidden by a placket. There is a self-fabric rectangular patch on each knee and a rounded self-fabric crotch patch. The hem of the pant legs contain a tan ribbon.
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Catalog reference: 2014.146.2.3
