Suit jacket worn by Slick Rick: Museum Object and Cultural History
Suit jacket worn by Slick Rick: Date: 2003 - 2004. Manufactured by: Georgio Giovanno. Subject of: Slick Rick, British American, born 1965.
The object in the museum catalogue
Powder blue linen suit jacket with powder blue buttons. The jacket is single breasted and has four buttons running vertically down the center. There are two straight pockets at the waist and one breast pocket on the right chest piece. Two black labels with white type are sewn onto the polyester lining of jacket and read, [100% LINEN / GIOVANNO / GEORGIO GIOVANNO].
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 2003 - 2004
- Manufactured by: Georgio Giovanno
- Subject of: Slick Rick, British American, born 1965
- Type: jackets
- Medium: linen, polyester and plastic
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 34 5/8 × 21 × 10 in. (87.9 × 53.3 × 25.4 cm)
- Place collected: Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place used: London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Clothing and dress
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2014.203.6.2
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ricky Walters, professionally known as Slick Rick
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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