Black and white striped pants worn by Verdine White of Earth Wind & Fire
date: label: Date
content: 2004-2013
name: label: Designed by
content: Louis Wells, born 1957
label: Worn by
content: Verdine White, American, born 1951
label: Subject of
content: Earth, Wind & Fire, American, founded 1969
notes: label: Description
content: A pair of wide legged pants with black and white vertical stripes designed by Louis Wells and worn by Verdine White, bassist for Earth, Wind & Fire. The pants are made from a stiff upholstery grade fabric. They close at the center front waist with a black plastic zipper and one (1) flat metal hook-and-eye fastener. There are seven (7) self-fabric belt loops at even intervals around the waist band. Sewn along each outside leg seam is black snap tape with the male side of the snap. The pants are not lined.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Costume design
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Soul (Music)
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
label: Exhibition
content: Musical Crossroads
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
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: 2015.147.3.3
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: synthetic fiber, plastic zipper, metal fastener, and cotton tape with metal snaps
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (flat): 46 × 14 3/4 in. (116.8 × 37.5 cm)