Green military flight jump suit worn by Whitney Houston
date: label: Date
content: 1991
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Case, Inc., American
label: Worn by
content: Whitney Houston, American, 1963 - 2012
notes: label: Description
content: A green military flight jump suit worn by Whitney Houston in 1991 during a pre-concert interview that aired on the television channel HBO. The sage green jump suit has a rounded collar, full-length sleeves and ankle-length legs, and is a genuine military flight suit code CWU-27/P. It is made from the synthetic fabric aramid.
label: Description
content: The jump suit closes at the center front with a sage green zipper that reaches from the front crotch to the neck. The zipper pull tab is sage green aramid. Yellow text is machine-embroidered on the front of jumpsuit on either side of the center zipper, just above the diagonal chest pockets, with the insignia for U.S. Naval Aviators and the text [HOUSTON] on the proper left, and [NAS NORFOLK] on the proper right. A waistband of sage green aramid is covered in the back with an additional length of sage green aramid. The waistband attaches with Velcro™ at each front side of the waist for an adjustable fit. The jump suit arm cuffs have adjustable Velcro™ closures. The legs of the jump suit taper to the ankle, with a ten (10) inch concealed zipper on each front ankle. The back of the jump suit has two deep pleats, one at each back shoulder just inside the armhole seam.
label: Description
content: The jumpsuit is adorned with seven (7) embroidered patches related to military service: one (1) on top of the left front side chest pocket; one (1) on top of the right front side chest pocket; three (3) on the right sleeve; and two (2) on the left sleeve. The patches are machine-sewn to the jump suit with dark green thread.
label: Description
content: There are eight (8) pockets on the jump suit: one (1) inset pocket on the left front side chest and one (1) inset pocket on the right front side chest, both with concealed diagonal zipper closures and with patches that were sewn through to the interior of the jump suit, making these pockets inoperable; one (1) patch pocket on the proper left arm just above the elbow with a concealed zipper closure on the proper left side; one small (1) cargo pocket attached to the outside of the left arm patch pocket with a top flap Velcro™ closure; one (1) patch pocket on the front proper right knee with a concealed zipper top closure; one (1) patch pocket on the front proper left knee with a concealed zipper proper right side closure; one (1) cargo pocket on the exterior of the left leg above the ankle, and one (1) cargo pocket on the exterior of the right leg above the ankle, both with concealed zipper top closures. Also on the proper left knee is a knife pocket with a snap closure. A length of thin white cord with blue stripes is wound around the snap closure of the knife pocket.
label: Description
content: The interior of the jump suit is not lined. A sage green aramid hanging loop is attached at the center back of the interior neck, above a manufacturer's label.
place: label: Place used
content: U.S. Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Popular music
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Estate of Whitney Houston
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.161.2
objectType: label: Type
content: coveralls
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: aramid, metal zippers, and Velcro™, with rayon embroidered patches
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (On form): 62 1/4 × 20 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. (158.1 × 52.1 × 31.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Inseam: 29 1/4 in. (74.3 cm)