- Designed by
- Bill Blass, founded 1970
- Manufactured by
- After Six, Inc., American, founded 1903
- Worn by
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Date
- 1978-1994
- Medium
- silk (textile) on wool (textile) with synthetic fiber , metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (flat): 32 1/2 × 23 13/16 × 1 3/16 in. (82.6 × 60.5 × 3 cm)
- Description
- A black pinstripe tuxedo jacket designed by Bill Blass and worn by Cab Calloway. The jacket is primarily black with thin, light gray pinstripes and thicker charcoal stripes. It features satin faced lapels, a proper left breast pocket, two side pockets with black satin edging, and two, black, plastic, jacket buttons at the front middle of the proper right side. The underside of the collar is lined with wool. The back of the jacket features a small back vent. The interior lining of the jacket is a solid black acetate At the interior back center of the collar is an embroidered black rectangular tag with white embroidered text inside that reads [BILL BLASS]. The designer’s name, [Bill Blass], is embroidered in white thread on the proper left interior over the breast.
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Costume
- Topic
- Band (Music)
- Clothing and dress
- Composers (Musicians)
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Costume
- Dance
- Jazz (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
- Object number
- A2015.273.1.28.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




