Costume worn on Soul Train by dancer Edith Lynn Pickens: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This costume was worn by dancer Edith Lynn Pickens on the television show Soul Train in the 1970s. The outfit is comprised of three (3) pieces, a blue and floral print crop top (.1), a pair of white bell bottom pants (.2) ,and a blue leather belt (.3).

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1970s
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Worn by: Edith Lynn Pickens, American
• Subject of: Soul Train, American, 1971 - 2006
• Type: ensembles (costume)
• Medium: Crop top: synthetic fiber
• Medium: Pants: cotton (fiber) and spandex
• Medium: Belt: leather and brass
• Place used: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Clothing and dress
• Topic: Dance
• Topic: Music
• Topic: Television
• Object number: 2015.17
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Edith Lynn Pickens
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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