Black jacket with the Hot 97 logo: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black jacket with the Hot 97 logo. The jacket is made of cotton twill and has a black leather collar. The jacket opens in the center front with a metal zipper and a metal snap at the top of the zipper and at the bottom of the zipper. The jacket has long sleeves, the bottoms of the sleeves are faced with brown and black synthetic flannel. Four large patch pockets are sewn on the front of the jacket. The opening of each pocket is slanted. Brown and black synthetic flannel is sewn along the interior backside of the top two pockets. The same fabric is sewn along the sides and bottom edge of both bottom pockets. The Hot 97 logo is machine embroidered on the top proper left pocket with white thread. The logo reads [HOT 97 / FM / WHERE HIP HOP LIVES]. The back of the jacket has a yoke with a set of side back seams. Black and brown synthetic flannel piped seams are sewn along each side back seam. A black leather tab is sewn on the bottom of each side seam. A metal snap is attached to the end of each tab. These tabs connect to the jacket at the bottom of each side back seam. The Hot 97 logo on the center back of the jacket is made of white leather with white and black machine embroidery. The logo reads [HOT / 97 / FM / WHERE HIP HOP LIVES]. The jacket is self faced on each side of the center front opening. It is lined with quilted black synthetic. A pocket is sewn on the proper left side of the center front opening on the lining. A one inch band of black cotton twill is sewn on the top opening of the pocket. A woven fabric label is sewn at the top of the pocket. The label reads [IDENTITY INC.] with additional manufacturing information included below]. A smaller tag is attached at the bottom of the maker label which reads [S]. Another small tag is attached to the right side of the label which reads [DRY CLEAN ONLY].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1995
• Created by: Identity Inc., American
• Subject of: Hot 97, American, founded 1948
• Type: jackets
• Medium: cotton twill, leather, synthetic flannel, synthetic and metal
• Dimensions: Length (shoulder to hem): 31 1/2 in. (80 cm)
• Dimensions: Width (shoulder to shoulder): 22 in. (55.9 cm)
• Dimensions: Waist (flat): 26 in. (66 cm)
• Place made: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Fashion
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Journalism
• Topic: Music
• Topic: Radio
• Object number: 2020.30.4
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lisa G.
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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