Outfit worn worn by DJ Kool Herc in the movie Beat Street: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This is a three-piece outfit worn by DJ Kool Herc in the 1984 film, Beat Street. The Cotler blue denim jacket (2022.73.5.1) is a size XL with tan-color leather fringe from each shoulder to the bottom and a zipper front closure. The Made in the Shade blue denim jeans (2022.73.5.2) are a junior size 13 with leather panels running down the outside of each leg and a zipper closure. The brown leather belt (2022.73.5.3) has metal encased punch holes and decorative circular metal pieces above and below each punch hole.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1984
• Manufactured by: Made in the Shade
• Manufactured by: Cotler
• Worn by: DJ Kool Herc, Jamaican American, born 1955
• Type: ensembles (costume)
• Type: jean jackets
• Type: belts (costume accessories)
• Type: jeans
• Medium: denim and leather with metal
• Dimensions: Chest (.1, jacket): 27 in. (68.6 cm)
• Dimensions: Waist (.2, pants): 34 in. (86.4 cm)
• Dimensions: Inseam (.2, pants): 36 in. (91.4 cm)
• Place captured: Bronx, New York City, Bronx County, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Clothing and dress
• Topic: Costume
• Topic: DJs (Musicians)
• Topic: Film
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musical films
• Object number: 2022.73.5.1-.3
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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