Avocado green polka dot lace pants worn on Soul Train by dancer Sheri Byers

Source catalog description

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A pair of avocado green polka dot lace pants worn on Soul Train by dancer Sheri Byers in the late 1970s. The pants are made from avocado green lace with woven polka dots of various sizes woven into the fabric. There’s gathering in the waist area creating a panel of frilled fabric at the waist area that’s 5” at each hip at 3.5” at the center front. A panel of .75” wide elastic is fed through a slightly larger channel at the waistband. Each tapered pant leg is made from one panel of fabric that’s sewn to itself at the inner leg, ending in a 3/8” rolled hem. The inside of the pants are unlined but the waistband is reinforced with a second layer of synthetic avocado machine lace at the inside. There is no label.

Catalog date

1978-1980

Recorded places

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America

Recorded subjects

African American; Clothing and dress; Costume; Dance; Fashion; Music; Popular music; Television

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