White bell bottom pants worn on Soul Train by dancer Edith Lynn Pickens
date: label: Date
content: 1970s
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Edith Lynn Pickens, American
label: Subject of
content: Soul Train, American, 1971 - 2006
notes: label: Description
content: These white bell bottom pants were worn as part of a costume, with a blue and floral print halter top and a blue leather belt, by dancer Edith Lynn Pickens on the television show "Soul Train" in the 1970s.
label: Description
content: The white bell-bottom pants have a flat front, a concealed zipper fly and a tab closure with metal hook and eye. The 33-inch waistband is 1-3/8 inches wide and has three (3) belt loops on the recto and two (2) on the verso. There are horizontal, seamed inset pockets at both hips and one small inset pocket at the proper right front, underneath the belt loop. The pants have a wide leg, tapering out to a width of 22 inches at the bottom. Each pant leg is trimmed with a 1-5/8 inch cuff that is secured with stitching at each seam and a dart in the center of each side. On the verso, there are two (2) darts at the waistband, and two (2) flap pockets with no fasteners. Fragments remain of a manufacturer's label that was sewn into the interior waistband of the pants but has been cut out.
place: label: Place used
content: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Television
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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, Gift of Edith Lynn Pickens
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.17.2
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: cotton and spandex
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (On form): 40 3/8 × 13 1/2 × 9 in. (102.6 × 34.3 × 22.9 cm)