- 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 metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (flat): 41 7/16 × 23 1/4 × 1 in. (105.3 × 59 × 2.5 cm)
- Description
- A pair of size 39-41, gray tuxedo trousers designed by Bill Blass and worn by Cab Calloway. The pants are solidly gray. At the waistband are two side adjusters; small silver tone buckles, one at each hip, attached to small cloth straps to cinch the waist. The trousers have a gray fabric stripe running down the outer leg seam. The trousers also have two side pockets, a front hook closure, and a zipper. There are two back pockets, one with a button closure on the proper left side. The interior waistband is lined with black silk and cotton. The rest of the pants are unlined. There is a white label with black printed text sewn to the interior back center of the waistband that reads [TO ADJUST: SLIDE TABS THEN CLOSE / L5 39-41 / PROFESSIONAL DRY CLEAN / ONLY]. Printed vertically along the left edge of the tag is black text that reads [after Six FORMALS].
- 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
- A2015.273.1.30.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




