Robe and trunks worn by Denzel Washington as Rubin Carter in The Hurricane
date: label: Date
content: 1999
name: label: Designed by
content: Aggie Guerard Rodgers, American, born 1943
label: Created by
content: Eric Winterling, Inc., Theatrical Costumes, Made to Order
label: Worn by
content: Denzel Washington, American, born 1954
notes: label: Description
content: A robe (.1ab) and a pair of boxing trunks (.2) worn by actor Denzel Washington as “Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter” in the 1999 biopic, “The Hurricane.”
label: Description
content: The robe (.1a) is a long-sleeved, knee-length, hooded white terry cloth robe with a belt (.1b). The robe has a center opening with no fasteners. The sleeves end with thick trim that can be folded over to form cuffs. The belt is made of the same material as the robe, and is held in place by two (2) belt loops, one on the proper left side and one on the proper right side. There are two (2) patch pockets on the front of the robe, one on each hip.
label: Description
content: The custom-made boxing trunks (.2) are cream satin with a 3-inch black satin waistband and 1-1/2 inch wide black satin vertical stripes on the proper left and proper right sides. The company label reading [EVERLAST/ MADE IN U.S.A.] is sewn into the waistband at the center front. On the interior of the waistband at the center back is a manufacturer's label for the costume company [Eric Winterling, Inc./ New York/ M]. At the bottom of this label, the name [Mr. Washington] is typed onto the label. The trunks are not lined.
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Boxing
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Costume design
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Hollywood (Film)
label: Topic
content: Sports
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.127.2.1ab-.2
objectType: label: Type
content: robes
label: Type
content: trunks (costume)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Robe (.1ab): terry cloth;
label: Medium
content: Trunks (.2): satin and synthetic fiber
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Robe .1ab on form): 41 1/4 × 17 × 14 in. (104.8 × 43.2 × 35.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Robe .1ab flat): 51 1/2 × 31 in. (130.8 × 78.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Belt .1b): 2 1/4 × 78 1/8 × 5/8 in. (5.7 × 198.4 × 1.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Trunks .2 on form): 20 1/2 × 13 × 8 1/2 in. (52.1 × 33 × 21.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Trunks .2 flat): 19 3/4 × 16 1/8 in. (50.2 × 41 cm)