Suit pants worn by Slick Rick: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Powder blue linen pants with white inner lining worn by Slick Rick. The pants have a metal clasp in the interior of the waist, a plastic button in the center of the waist are cuffed pant legs. The front of the pants feature two pleats and one slant pocket on the right and left pant leg. The pants are stained near the inseam of the right pant leg. The back of the pants feature two straight back pockets.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2003 - 2004
• Manufactured by: Georgio Giovanno
• Subject of: Slick Rick, British American, born 1965
• Type: trousers
• Medium: linen with plastic and metal
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 44 1/2 × 14 × 10 1/2 in. (113 × 35.6 × 26.7 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: 2014.203.6.3
• 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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