Leather jacket worn by Janet Jackson in "Got 'til It's Gone" music video: Museum Object and Cultural History
Leather jacket worn by Janet Jackson in "Got 'til It's Gone" music video: Date: 1997. Created by: Santa Fe Leather Co.. Worn by: Janet Jackson, American, born 1966.
The object in the museum catalogue
A brown leather jacket worn by Janet Jackson in "Got 'til It's Gone" music video. The jacket has a wide lapel and short cut. There are two chest pockets, one each on the left and right. Each of eight metal buttons on the front read [EQUIPMENT MILITAIRES]. Label at collar has blue lettering stitching on white fabric and reads [SANTE FE / LEATHER CO. / SANTE FE, N.M.] A tag under manufacturer labe has red stitching on white fabric and reads [11]. Interior lining is taupe-colored fabric.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1997
- Created by: Santa Fe Leather Co.
- Worn by: Janet Jackson, American, born 1966
- Type: jackets
- Medium: leather with cloth and metal
- Dimensions: H x W (flat): 23 13/16 × 40 3/4 in. (60.5 × 103.5 cm)
- Place depicted: Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Clothing and dress
- Topic: Costume
- Topic: Fashion
- Topic: Popular music
- Topic: Rhythm and blues (Music)
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2021.28.3.3
- 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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