White suit pants worn by Melvin Van Peebles: Museum Object and Cultural History
White suit pants worn by Melvin Van Peebles: Date: 2002-2006. Manufactured by: Juicy Couture, American, founded 1997. Worn by: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021.
The object in the museum catalogue
A pair of white Juicy couture pants worn by Melvin Van Peebles. The pants feature a 1.5” wide waist band made from one panel of white cotton polyester blend fabric with five .5” self-fabric belt loops sewn equidistantly around the waistband. The pants open center front with a black 5.5” metal zipper pull with plastic teeth. Above the zipper is an interior 1” diameter plastic button and a metal hook and bar. Each flared pant leg is made of two panels of white cotton polyblend – one for the front and one for the back, sewn together at the side seams and there is a 1.5” single cuff at the bottom. There are two 6” wide French pockets – one on each side - that are partially self-lined and partially lined with polyester. At the back of the pants are two 5” wide flap pockets with keyhole buttonholes that each close with a cream 1” diameter plastic button. There is a 1.5” length dart at the top of each back pocket. The inside of the pants are unlined.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 2002-2006
- Manufactured by: Juicy Couture, American, founded 1997
- Worn by: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021
- Type: trousers
- Medium: cotton, polyester, plastic, and metal
- Dimensions: Length: 42 1/2 in. (108 cm)
- Dimensions: Waist (flat): 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm)
- Dimensions: Inseam: 31 1/2 in. (80 cm)
- Place made: United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Actors
- Topic: Black Enterprise
- Topic: Clothing and dress
- Topic: Fashion
- Topic: Fashion design
- Topic: Film
- Topic: Musicians
- Object number: 2024.60.1.2
- 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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