White and black vest 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 white and black men's cropped vest designed by Louis Wells and worn by Verdine White, bassist for Earth, Wind & Fire. The front and back of the vest are made from a white damask in a floral burst design, with white cording stitched around the damask design and pearlized white beads and sequins sewn inside portions of the design. The front side openings are trimmed in black satin with sixteen (16) large clear rhinestone buttons, eight on each side, serving as decoration only. The center front opening of the vest has no closure method. The hem of the vest on the front and back is trimmed in black twill fabric with a black velvet vine design. Black beaded fringe is attached around the upper edge of the black trim, with each strand containg small round black beads and one larger teardrop bead at the end. The vest is fully lined in the black fabric used to trim the exterior hem. A black fabric tag is sewn at the interior center back neck with white embroidered text reading "LOUIS WELLS" above a phone number that is blacked out with marker.
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)
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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: 2015.147.3.1
objectType: label: Type
content: vests (main garments)
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, rhinestone buttons, sequins, beads, and beaded fringe
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (flat): 20 × 13 in. (50.8 × 33 cm)