Jeans worn by Janet Jackson in "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" music video
date: label: Date
content: 1989
name: label: Designed by
content: Katharine Hamnett, born 1947
label: Worn by
content: Janet Jackson, American, born 1966
notes: label: Description
content: A pair of light wash denim jeans, size 27, designed by Katharine Hamnett and worn by Janet Jackson in the music video for "Love Will Never Do (Without You)." The jeans are artificially distressed and have large rips and holes over both knees and below each buttock. The tear below the left buttock runs nearly the width of the leg. There are also rips in the left leg hole and artificial wear on the right leg, and a hole in the back right pocket. On inside of waistband is a label that reads [KATHARINE HAMNETT / DENIM]. Also inside waistband are size and care tags. Size tag is red stitching on green fabric reading [27]. Beneath size tag is care tag, black print on white fabric, noting [100% COTONE] and [MADE IN ITALY]. Metal button at top of fly depicts a seated figure with bird in proper right hand and Greek letters at bottom.
place: label: Place made
content: Italy, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Popular music
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.28.1.2
objectType: label: Type
content: jeans
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: denim with metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (flat): 37 13/16 × 27 3/16 in. (96 × 69 cm)