Green military flight jump suit worn by Whitney Houston

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A green military flight jump suit worn by Whitney Houston in 1991 during a pre-concert interview that aired on the television channel HBO. The sage green jump suit has a rounded collar, full-length sleeves and ankle-length legs, and is a genuine military flight suit code CWU-27/P. It is made from the synthetic fabric aramid. The jump suit closes at the center front with a sage green zipper that reaches from the front crotch to the neck. The zipper pull tab is sage green aramid. Yellow text is machine-embroidered on the front of jumpsuit on either side of the center zipper, just above the diagonal chest pockets, with the insignia for U.S. Naval Aviators and the text [HOUSTON] on the proper left, and [NAS NORFOLK] on the proper right. A waistband of sage green aramid is covered in the back with an additional length of sage green aramid.

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