White and pink MC Lyte Baby Phat sneakers

Object Details

Description: A pair of pink and white Baby Phat brand sneakers with the name "Mc Lyte" printed in pink in front of the lacing. The toe is made of white leather with perforations with the vamp and the heel cap also of white leather. The words "baby phat" are embroidered in pink on the outside vamp. The Baby Phat cat logo is printed on the center back heel with the text "kimora lee simmons" below it. Bubblegum pink faux reptile skin is sewn around the toe cap and in a panel that borders the heel cap. The tongue is faced in white leather and lined in white nylon, with the Baby Phat logo printed in pink at the top of the tongue. The shoes lace with bubblegum pink nylon laces with clear plastic aglets. White rubber is attached around the bottom of the uppers, and the shoes have pink outer soles with the Baby Phat cat logo in white on the center bottom. The interior of the uppers are lined with white nylon. The insole is lined with a cheetah print fabric and a pink tag with white embroidered text reading "baby phat / kimora lee simmons" is sewn near the heel.

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of MC Lyte

1998-2010

Medium: leather, rubber, plastic, and nylon shoelaces with plastic aglets
Dimensions: H x W x D (left shoe (a)): 4 1/2 × 3 3/4 × 11 3/4 in. (11.4 × 9.5 × 29.8 cm); H x W x D (right shoe (b)): 4 1/2 × 3 3/4 × 11 3/4 in. (11.4 × 9.5 × 29.8 cm)

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Clothing-Fashion

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic: African American; Clothing and dress; Fashion; Hip hop (Music); Rappers (Musicians); Women

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