Gray tuxedo jacket worn by Cab Calloway

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A gray tuxedo jacket designed by Bill Blass and worn by Cab Calloway. The jacket is solidly gray. It features satin faced lower lapels, a proper left breast pocket, two side pockets with flaps, a gray plastic buttons at the front middle of the proper right side, and a single gray button at the cuff of each sleeve. The underside of the collar is lined with wool. The proper left lapel features a small buttonhole for a boutonnière. The side pockets have flaps with satin edging just above the top of the flap, and at the top of the pocket. The back of the jacket features a small back vent. The interior lining of the jacket is a solid light gray acetate. At the interior back center of the collar is an embroidered black rectangular tag with white embroidered text inside that reads [BILL BLASS].

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