Spats for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields: Museum Object and Cultural History
Spats for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields: Date: 1988. Created by: Unidentified. Worn by: André De Shields, American, born 1946.
The object in the museum catalogue
Spats from Ain't Misbehavin' costume ensemble for Act II worn by André De Shields in the Broadway Revival in 1988. The spats are burgundy colored and each have five disco ball type rhinestone buttons on the outer side. Written on the inner lining of both spats is the inscription, [ANDRE / PERSONAL]. The spats are lined with white linen and have an outer edge of black along the top and bottom. The elastic band on the bottom of each of the spats has failed and is stretched past its usual point.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1988
- Created by: Unidentified
- Worn by: André De Shields, American, born 1946
- Type: spats
- Medium: cloth, rhinestone, metal and elastic
- Dimensions: H x W (flat): 9 3/4 × 7 3/4 in. (24.8 × 19.7 cm)
- Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Actors
- Topic: Broadway Theatre
- Topic: Clothing and dress
- Topic: Costume
- Topic: Entertainers
- Topic: Musical Theatre
- Object number: 2018.1.2.3ab
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of André De Shields
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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