Denim and suede suit jacket and bellbottoms worn by Charley Pride
date: label: Date
content: 1976
name: label: Attributed to
content: Ortiz's Art Clothing and Ace Tailors, American
label: Worn by
content: Charley Pride, American, 1934 - 2020
notes: label: Description
content: This denim jean jacket (a) and bell-bottom jeans (b) with suede patchwork details were worn by Charley Pride. The blue jean jacket (a) is cut straight with full-length sleeves and a fold-over collar with exaggerated pointed lapels. It closes at the center front with four (4) round metal buttons that have the text "KEMINGTON / 20 / GA / EXPRESS" engraved around them. Rectangular patches of tan, brown, and ochre suede with blue denim are sewn on the front and back yoke. There are two (2) patch pockets, one at each front chest, with pointed flaps that close using one (1) button each, though the button on the proper right pocket is missing. The cuff of each sleeve closes with two (2) buttons each. The jacket is not lined. There is a size tag at the interior center back neck.
label: Description
content: The bell-bottom blue jeans have side panels on each leg made from rectangular patches of tan, brown, and ochre suede with blue denim, matching the yoke decoration on the jacket (a). The pants close at the center front waist with a metal zipper, one (1) metal snap, and one (1) metal hook-and-eye. There is one (1) inset pocket at the proper right front waist. The pants are not lined.
place: label: Place made
content: Galveston, Texas, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Country (Music)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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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, Gift of Charley Pride
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.125.50ab
objectType: label: Type
content: jean jackets
label: Type
content: trousers
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: jacket: cotton denim, suede, and metal;
label: Medium
content: pants: cotton denim, suede, and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (jacket): 30 1/2 x 20 in. (77.5 x 50.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Inseam (pants): 34 1/2 in. (87.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Jacket on Form: 30 1/2 x 25 x 14 1/2 in. (77.5 x 63.5 x 36.8 cm)