- Manufactured by
- Made in the Shade
- Cotler
- Worn by
- DJ Kool Herc, Jamaican American, born 1955
- Date
- 1984
- Medium
- denim and leather with metal
- Dimensions
- Chest (.1, jacket): 27 in. (68.6 cm)
- Waist (.2, pants): 34 in. (86.4 cm)
- Inseam (.2, pants): 36 in. (91.4 cm)
- Description
- This is a three-piece outfit worn by DJ Kool Herc in the 1984 film, Beat Street. The Cotler blue denim jacket (2022.73.5.1) is a size XL with tan-color leather fringe from each shoulder to the bottom and a zipper front closure. The Made in the Shade blue denim jeans (2022.73.5.2) are a junior size 13 with leather panels running down the outside of each leg and a zipper closure. The brown leather belt (2022.73.5.3) has metal encased punch holes and decorative circular metal pieces above and below each punch hole.
- Place captured
- Bronx, New York City, Bronx County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing - Costume
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2022.73.5.1-.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown – Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




