Black leather pants worn by Melvin Van Peebles

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A pair of black leather pants worn by Melvin Van Peebles. The pants feature a 1.5” wide waist band of black leather with five .5” self-fabric belt loops sewn around it. There are two deep front pockets, one on each side, and an inner fifth pocket inside the proper right pocket. The pants close at the center front waist with a 7” metal zipper with plastic teeth and a .5” diameter metal shank above it. Each tapered leg is made from four panels of fabric – an upper and a lower panel for each leg. The lower panel starts below the knee and all four panels are sewn together at the inside and outside seams. There is a single fold 2.25” hem at the bottom that has been adhered instead of sewn to itself. At the back of the pants, under the waistband, is a 3" wide yoke made from one panel of black leather.

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