Tuxedo trousers from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1984
name: label: Manufactured by
content: After Six, Inc., American, founded 1903
label: Worn by
content: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: A pair of size 39-41 Regular, After Six, Dynasty Collection tuxedo trousers from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The gray tuxedo trousers are constructed from a fabric with a plain tweed weave with thin, vertical, light gray and dark gray woven stripes. The trousers are pleated at the front with two pleats on each side of the waist. They have side pockets and an adjustable waistband. At the waistband are fabric tabs that loop through matte silver tone, metal sliders on either side of the front waistband to adjust the size of the waistband. There are thin, solid gray, satin stripes running down the side of each trouser leg. The interior waistband is lined with plain black fabric and the trousers have a light gray front zipper with two hook and eyes above. Sewn to the proper left side of the interior waistband is a white fabric tag with red printed text that reads [TO ADJUST: SLIDE TABS THEN CLOSE. / R 5 39-41 / PROFESSIONALLY DRY CLEAN ONLY / LOW MOISTURE / STEAM PRESS / 3317 MADE IN U.S.A.] with [after Six FORMALS] printed in small, red, vertical text along the left edge. The back of the pants feature double welted pockets with a button closure for the pocket on the proper left side.
place: label: Place made
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Band (Music)
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Conductors (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Travel
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III 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 Cabella Calloway Langsam
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2015.273.1.1.55.2
objectType: label: Type
content: trousers
label: Type
content: tuxedoes
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: satin on cloth with metal and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Flat): 41 13/16 × 21 7/8 in. (106.2 × 55.6 cm)