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Pants from a suit worn by Reverend Ike

1980-1989

Europe

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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 black pinstripe suit trousers designed by Brioni and worn by Reverend Ike. The trousers are black with thin pink pinstripes. They features two side pockets, a front tab waistband, and hemmed cuffs. The interior waistband is lined with white silk and cotton and has four small black buttons at the front, and two at the back, to attach suspenders. A small white tag sewn to the front waistband has embroidered black text that reads [52R/58] on the front and is plain on the back.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2020.49.2.2

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