Black and green pants with rhinestones worn by Earth, Wind, & Fire members
date: label: Date
content: 2004-2013
name: label: Created by
content: Bernard G. Jacobs, American
label: Manufactured by
content: Tommy Hilfiger Corporation, American, founded 1982
label: Worn by
content: Earth, Wind & Fire, American, founded 1969
notes: label: Description
content: A pair of black wool Hilfiger brand men's dress pants with lime green pinstripes. The pants have straight cut legs and close at the center front with a black plastic zipper, one (1) black plastic button above the zipper, one (1) flat metal hook-and-eye, and one (1) black plastic button around a self-fabric tab. There are six (6) self-fabric belt loops spaced evenly around the waist band. There are two (2) diagonal inset pockets, one at each front side, and two (2) welted back pockets, one on each side that both close with one (1) black plastic button. All of the buttons have the word "HILFIGER" engraved on the facing side. Green rhinestones are adhered in a scrollwork design down the outside seam of each pant leg. The waist band is lined with lime green acetate and rayon blend fabric that is bisected with a blue ribbon with repeating text embroidered in white reading "HILFIGER H". A blue label with silver embroidered text is sewn at the interior proper left side that reads "H / HILFIGER". Two blue tags with white embroidered text containing size, style, fiber content, and care instructions are sewn at the proper left side seam of the center front closure. A spare button is sewn to the lining of the proper left back pocket with a piece of blue cardboard surrounding it that reads "HILFIGER / spare button".
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Soul (Music)
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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 Costume Designer Bernard G. Jacobs
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.147.5
objectType: label: Type
content: trousers
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: wool cloth, acetate and rayon cloth, rhinestones, and plastic buttons
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (flat): 44 1/2 × 19 1/4 in. (113 × 48.9 cm)