Vest worn by Jimi Hendrix

Object Details

Description: A quilted burgundy colored velvet cropped vest with applied decorations worn by Jimi Hendrix. The vest is heavily decorated with stylized Central Asian motifs, has no buttons or closure, and is fully lined with dark gray cotton. The applied decorations are made of cotton cord wrapped in metal thread, and are stitched onto the velvet with green and orange thread. Additional embellishments include small metal coils affixed with orange or gray thread, pink and gray two-ply yarn affixed with orange thread, circular paillettes made of green or pink plastic with a mirrored center, and gold brocaded ribbon. There are two (2) set-in pockets stacked on top of each other on both the proper left and proper right exterior fronts. The pockets on the left side are both sewn shut. On the interior, the vest is fully lined with a gray plain woven cotton that is quilted, but the quilting does not show through to the exterior. There is one set-in pocket made of the gray lining fabric on the proper left interior front side.

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

1960s

Medium: velvet, braid, plastic, cotton, and metal
Dimensions: H x W x D (On form): 19 × 14 1/2 × 11 1/2 in. (48.3 × 36.8 × 29.2 cm); H x W (Flat): 19 × 17 3/4 in. (48.3 × 45.1 cm)

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Clothing-Historical
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; Musicians; Rock and roll (Music)

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