Designed by
Dan, Dapper, American, born 1945
Worn by
Rakim, American, born 1968
Date
2006
Medium
leather, nylon cloth, and plastic zipper
Dimensions
H x W x D (on form): 35 × 29 × 14 in. (88.9 × 73.7 × 35.6 cm)
Description
An oversized letterman-style hooded jacket of dark brown leather with dark ochre textured leather detailing. It has full-length sleeves and an elastic hem. The jacket closes at the center front with a brown plastic zipper. The sleeves are baggy with fitted cuffs that close with black Velcro. There are two diagonally inset pockets, one at each front side waist, with the opening trimmed in an ochre-colored textured leather. This same textured leather is sewn on either side of front opening along the waist, and in strips across the breast and along the back shoulders. The brown leather hood also features a wide strip of the textured leather down the center. The jacket interior is fully lined with an olive brown rip stop nylon, while the hood is lined with the dark brown leather. There are no interior pockets or designer labels.
Place used
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Type
jackets
Topic
Clothing and dress
Design
Fashion
Fashion design
Hip-hop (Music)
Rappers (Musicians)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Rakim
Object number
2016.10.2.2
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50d0c11e2-1b57-4f90-83ae-bc3eb32ca3cc

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