Museum object · Clothing - Costume
Black nylon leggings worn on Soul Train by dancer Sheri Byers
1978-1980
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
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 nylon footless leggings worn on Soul Train by dancer Sheri Byers in the late 1970s. Each leg is 3” at the widest point (unstretched) that are seamed together at the crotch area and down the interior legs with machine overcast stitches. There is a 1.5” wide reinforced waistband with yellow stitching at the inside. There is a 1” hem at the bottom of each leg and no label.
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Catalog reference: 2020.9.4
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