Powder blue suit ensemble worn by Slick Rick
date: label: Date
content: 2003 - 2004
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Georgio Giovanno
label: Manufactured by
content: Ralph Lauren Corporation, American, founded 1967
label: Subject of
content: Slick Rick, British American, born 1965
notes: label: Description
content: This outfit was worn by Slick Rick at the World B-Boy Championships in London in 2004. The outfit is comprised of six pieces, a derby stanton hat (.1), powder blue suit jacket (.2), powder blue suit pants (.3), a white dress shirt (.4), and royal blue Clark Wallabees shoes (.5ab).
label: Description
content: .1: The hat has a purble cloth ribbon around the side band, covering the original powder blue ribbon. The inside of the hat is unlined and has a black sweatband that covers the shoulder joint. Gold letters are printed on the sweatband that read "Capas Design." There is a logo centered in the interior tip of the hat that features a gold top hat, gloves and cane centered on a black background.
label: Description
content: .2: The jacket is single breasted and has four buttons running vertically down the center. There are two straight pockets at the waist and one breast pocket on the right chest piece. Two black labels with white type are sewn onto the polyester lining of jacket and read, [100% LINEN / GIOVANNO / GEORGIO GIOVANNO].
label: Description
content: .3: The pants have a metal clasp in the interior of the waist, a plastic button in the center of the waist are cuffed pant legs. The front of the pants feature two pleats and one slant pocket on the right and left pant leg. The pants are stained near the inseam of the right pant leg. The back of the pants feature two straight back pockets.
label: Description
content: .4: The white dress shirt has tags on the interior collar that read "POLO / By Ralph Lauren / MARLOWE Custom Fit." The size and care tag reads "MADE IN HONG KONG / 100% COTTON."
label: Description
content: .5ab:Pair of size 8 1/2 blue Clarks Wallabees shoes. The shoes have black, rounded laces and a tan rubbber sole. The insole of the shoes are brown with gold type that reads, [Clarks/Wallabees].
place: label: Place used
content: London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (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 Ricky Walters, professionally known as Slick Rick
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.203.6
objectType: label: Type
content: ensembles (costume)
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: Jacket: linen, synthetic fiber (polyester) and plastic (buttons)
label: Medium
content: Pants: linen, synthetic fiber (polyester) and plastic (buttons)
label: Medium
content: Shirt: cotton (fiber) and plastic (buttons)
label: Medium
content: Shoes: suede and rubber
label: Medium
content: Hat: natural fiber and cloth