Leather jacket worn by Bootsy Collins

Object Details

Designed by

Unidentified

Worn by

Bootsy Collins, American, born 1951

Description

A yellow and black long-sleeved leather jacket (.a) with fringe worn by Bootsy Collins. The yellow jacket is decorated with black leather stars and other designs appliqued with topstitch onto the collar, lapel, sleeves and upper back. The jacket is single-breasted with a notched, wide lapel and a two (2) snap closure with metal snaps. The collar is decorated with five (5) black stars. Each lapel is decorated with three (3) stars and a strip of black leather on the outer edge. On the front of the jacket there are two (2) besom pockets surrounded by a black star trim. The long sleeves taper into a slight flare, and are decorated with five (5) black stars with circular silver metal buttons to which long yellow strips of fringe are knotted. Each sleeve cuff has a yoke style trim and three (3) black stars. There is a strip of stiffener sewn into the collar.

On the back of the jacket, both shoulders are decorated with strips of black leather from which three (3) stars are cut out, showing the yellow leather underneath. In the center of the back are two (2) large black stars with large circular silver metal buttons and long yellow strips of fringe, like the stars on the sleeves. Across the back is a yoke seam with long strips of yellow leather stitched along the seam, descending into a "v", with the longest strips at the center extending to below the bottom seam of the jacket.

On the interior, the jacket has a black lining in a synthetic fabric. There is a brown leather tag at the inside of collar reading: [TCW].

There are two (2) chain link fastener pieces (.bc) that attach to the interior of the jacket's front snaps. Each chain link fastener is made from two (2) pieces of thick metal chain attached to yellow leather tabs on each end. Each yellow leather tab has a snap, allowing the chain link fasteners to fasten to the snaps on the jacket and serve as extenders. When the chain link fasteners are snapped into place, the jacket can be worn in an open style, and if they are removed the jacket can snap closed.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bootsy Collins

ca. 1990

Object number

2015.234.2.1a-d

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

Type

jackets

Medium

leather, metal, and synthetic fiber

Dimensions

H x W (flat): 32 3/4 × 20 1/2 in. (83.2 × 52.1 cm)

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Clothing-Costume

Exhibition

Musical Crossroads

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Clothing and dress

Costume

Funk (Music)

Instrumentalists (Musicians)

Singers (Musicians)

Record ID

nmaahc_2015.234.2.1a-d

Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51aacdf41-21c1-4fe8-8b12-e1e7969d6ae2