White suit pants worn by Melvin Van Peebles

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A pair of white Juicy couture pants worn by Melvin Van Peebles. The pants feature a 1.5” wide waist band made from one panel of white cotton polyester blend fabric with five .5” self-fabric belt loops sewn equidistantly around the waistband. The pants open center front with a black 5.5” metal zipper pull with plastic teeth. Above the zipper is an interior 1” diameter plastic button and a metal hook and bar. Each flared pant leg is made of two panels of white cotton polyblend – one for the front and one for the back, sewn together at the side seams and there is a 1.5” single cuff at the bottom. There are two 6” wide French pockets – one on each side - that are partially self-lined and partially lined with polyester.

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