- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Reid, Vernon, American, born 1958
- Subject of
- Living Colour, American, founded 1984
- Date
- ca. 1990
- Medium
- silk (fiber), thread, plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (2021.92.5a): 32 1/2 × 23 × 1 1/2 in. (82.6 × 58.4 × 3.8 cm)
- H x W x D (2021.92.5b): 45 3/4 × 15 1/4 × 1/2 in. (116.2 × 38.7 × 1.3 cm)
- Description
- A bespoke silk suite owned by Vernon Reid. The suit has a green jacket (2021.92.5a) and a pair of green pants (2021.92.5b). The cuffs of the jackets have a single button. The front has a single buttonhole. The interior of the jacket is lined with dark green silk and has two interior pockets. The pants have a tapered elastic waste with belt loops. The pants have two front pockets and a single back pocket.
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Clothing - Costume
- Type
- suits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Vernon Reid
- Object number
- 2021.92.5ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




