Black shirt worn by LaMonte McLemore of The 5th Dimension
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1980
name: label: Designed by
content: Jef Billings, American
label: Worn by
content: LaMonte McLemore, American, born 1935
label: Subject of
content: The 5th Dimension, American, founded 1966
notes: label: Description
content: Black shirt with full-length sleeves and pointed collar worn by LaMonte McLemore of The 5th Dimension. The shirt closes at the center front with seven (7) round black buttons rimmed in etched gold. There are two (2) of these same buttons at each cuff. The cuffs are bordered at the top and bottom with gold piping. There are two (2) female metal snaps under the collar, one at each side of the shoulder seam, for attaching the necktie (.4). The shirt is not lined except for stiff interfacing in the collar. There is a black fabric label at the interior center back neck with white machine-embroidered text reading "JEF BILLINGS".
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: Popular music
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of LaMonte McLemore founding member of The 5th Dimension
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.198.3a
objectType: label: Type
content: shirts
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, piping, metal, and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Flat): 31 × 19 1/4 in. (78.7 × 48.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist: 23 in. (58.4 cm)