Manufactured by

Unidentified

Worn by

Pickens, Edith Lynn, American

Subject of

Soul Train, American, 1971 - 2006

Medium

Crop top: synthetic fiber

Pants: cotton (fiber) and spandex

Belt: leather and brass

Type

ensembles (costume)

Place used

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

1970s

Description

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).

Topic

African American

Clothing and dress

Dance

Music

Television

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Edith Lynn Pickens

Object number

2015.17

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Clothing-Costume

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture