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Object number2010.26.18 a-c

Manufacturer Jordash Clothing

Manufacturer Charter Club

Manufacturer Levi Strauss and Company

Date1980-1989

OriginSan Francisco, CA

Mediumcotton; denim; nylon; various metal

Credit LineGift of James Dean

DescriptionEnsemble consisting of denim jacket, beige turtleneck, and denim jeans.DimensionsMeasured laying flat. (a,b) Width from shoulders; (c) of waist
Length of sleeve

(a) Height: 25 ; Width: 21 ; Length: 22
(b) H: 29.25 ; W: 19 ; L: 25
(c) H: 42.5 ; W: 15
Inscriptions(a)
Multi-colored circular embroidered patch has text "JAWS".

Backside, multi-colored hour glass-shaped patch has text "I CAN'T/ BELIEVE / I / ATE / THE / WHOLE / THING".

(c)
Proper right leg bottom is embroidered orange, "WOW".

Proper left leg has embroidered white below pocket, "COOL".

Proper left back pocket has circular patch with image of go-cart and sewn label.

Proper right back pocket has a metal tag, engraved with "DEANO"; another sewn label.
Marks(a)
Sewn label in collar "LEVI'S / SAN FRANCISCO / XL / MADE IN U.S.A."; tag on proper left side lining "LEVI'S / TO INSURE PROPER FIT, TRY THIS / GARMENT ON BEFORE PURCHASE.", followed by fabric information and care instructions.

(b)
Label in collar "CLUB ROOM / BY CHARTER CLUB / S" followed by fabric information and care instructions.

(c)
Button on fly is incised with text "JORDASH".

Sewn labels: "JORDASH".
Historical NotesClothing worn by hairstylist Alfred "Deano" Dean. On October 22, 1926, Dean was born in Herron Hill. He moved to New York where he graduated from beauty school, but eventually returned to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to be with his father. In the mid-1970s, he became the first African American hairstylist at the salon in Horne's Department Store. Dean was known for his incredible sense of style and his talent with a curling iron, breaking through racial barriers and creating hair styles for both white and black women. After Horne's closed, Dean opened a salon on the Boulevard of the Allies called Izzazu. He died on January 12, 2010, due to complications with prostate cancer.

Related institution Joseph Horne Company (1849 - 1994)

Previous owner Alfred Dean (1926 - 2010)

Related institution Izzazu Salon

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