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Black and red leather jacket worn by Kurtis Blow

1981

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, D.C., United States

The interior of the jacket body and sleeves are fully lined with the black acetate fabric. There is one (1) interior inset pocket at the proper left breast that is edged in black leather and closes with a black zipper. There is a designer label at the interior center back neck made of white fabric with maroon machine embroidered stitching that reads "M. Julian". A size tag is sewn to the center bottom of the designer label reading "38". There are three (3) additional tags sewn into the proper right side seam with size, fiber content, and care instructions typed onto the cream fabric in brown text. There is a cream fabric hanger loop sewn at the interior center back neck.

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  • Title: Black and red leather jacket worn by Kurtis Blow
  • Date Created: 1981
  • Physical Dimensions: H x W (flat): 26 × 23 in. (66 × 58.4 cm)
  • Subject Keywords: Hip hop (Music), Clothing and dress, Fashion
  • Medium: leather, synthetic fiber, metal, and elastic
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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