Tuxedo jacket worn by Ray Charles

Object Details

Designed by

Parkview Clothes, American

Worn by

Ray Charles, American, 1930 - 2004

Description

Single-breasted tuxedo jacket made of cornflower blue and gold metallic brocade synthetic fiber in a floral vine design worn by Ray Charles while performing at Wrestlemania 2 in New York on August 7, 1986. The jacket is detailed with black moire synthetic fiber on the knotched lapel and on flaps on each front side waist that mimic pockets (there are no exterior pockets). The jacket has full-length straight sleeves with faux slit cuffs and three decorative black plastic buttons at each cuff. The jacket closes at the center front with one black plastic button front closure. It has a double-vented back and rounded corners at each front side opening.

The black moire fabric continues along the center front opening to the hem. The rest of the jacket is lined in ivory twill synthetic, including full sleeve lining. The underside of the collar is lined in dark blue felt. Each underarm has a triangular sweat pad made of the ivory lining material. There are three interior pockets, one at each interior breast, and one smaller inset pocket at proper left front interior waist. Shoulder pads are attached between the facing and lining fabrics. There is a black nylon tape hanger loop at the center back neck.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

April 7, 1986

Object number

2012.64.2

Restrictions & Rights

Public Domain

Type

dinner jackets

Medium

brocade synthetic fiber, moire synthetic fiber, and plastic buttons

Dimensions

H x W x D (On form): 31 × 22 × 12 in. (78.7 × 55.9 × 30.5 cm)

Place used

Nassua Veterans Memorial Colliseum, Uniondale, New York, United States, North and Central America

Place made

Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America

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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

Rhythm and blues (Music)

Record ID

nmaahc_2012.64.2

Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd569b4326f-2a1a-44ff-82a9-ced7e4aae6bd