Brown leather pants designed by Dapper Dan for Rakim
date: label: Date
content: 2006
name: label: Designed by
content: Dapper Dan, American, born 1945
label: Worn by
content: Rakim, American, born 1968
notes: label: Description
content: A pair of straight-leg men's pants made from dark brown leather with dark ochre textured leather detailing. The pants close at the center front with a button fly and one (1) round plastic button. There are five (5) brown leather belt loops sewn at even intervals around the waistband. The two (2) inset front pockets at each side hip have an opening faced in ochre-colored textured leather, with the interior of the pocket made from dark brown knit synthetic fabric. The same ochre textured leather is sewn around the back of the pants just below the waist band. There are two (2) oversized patch pockets of dark brown leather, one at each back leg. A decorative seam is sewn at the knee of each leg on the front and the back. The pants are lined with brown fleece. There are no interior pockets or designer labels.
place: label: Place used
content: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Fashion design
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Rappers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Rakim
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.10.2.3
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: leather, polyester fleece, and plastic closures
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (on form): 42 × 22 × 13 1/4 in. (106.7 × 55.9 × 33.7 cm)