Yellow and black pants worn by Bootsy Collins
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1990
name: label: Designed by
content: Tom the Leatherman, American
label: Worn by
content: Bootsy Collins, American, born 1951
notes: label: Description
content: A pair of yellow leather trousers with wide flared legs and black leather details worn by Bootsy Collins. The pants are part of a costume ensemble designed by Tom the Leatherman (Tom Wojciechowski). The pants are flat front, wide leg style, with a front zipper, a one (1) snap closure, and seven (7) belt loops. The front of the proper right leg is decorated with the words [FRESH/ "PEE"] surrounding two (2) black leather horizontal stripes with a large black star in the middle. There is one (1) smaller black leather star applique topstitched to the lower center of the proper left leg. The trousers have one (1) embellished diagonal pocket at the front proper left hip, with four (4) small black leather stars topstitched along the edge. The interior of the pants are lined to the knee with a black synthetic fabric.
label: Description
content: On the verso, there are two (2) very large patch pockets, each trimmed with small decorative stars all along the edge. Each pocket has a large rectangular flap that secures with a two (2) snap closure. Inside each pocket is another patch pocket with no closure.
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: Funk (Music)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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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 Bootsy Collins
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.234.2.2
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: leather, synthetic fiber and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (flat): 44 1/2 × 17 in. (113 × 43.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (pant leg hem): 38 1/2 in. (97.8 cm)