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Pajamas

Object number2010.26.22 a,b

Manufacturer Ralph Lauren Corporation

Date1980-1989

OriginEl Salvador

Mediumcotton; metal

Credit LineGift of James Dean

DescriptionPair of flannel pajamas consistig of shirt and pants. Shirt. Red, green, yellow, white, and blue plaid. Shirt has six gold metal buttons down front, embossed with image of anchor. Chevrons on shoulders, with bottoms. Pocket on proper left breast. Short collar. Lined with red satin. Pants. Red, green, yellow, and white plaid. Alteration: cinched vertical seam in center of both legs, both sides. Waist band of a different flannel design. One button fly with draw strings. Pocket on sides. Embroidered logo of person playing polo on horse on proper left top side.DimensionsMeasured laying flat. (a) Width from shoulders; length of sleeve; (b) width of waist

(a) Height: 27.5 ; Width: 18 ; Length: 16.5
(b) L: 42.25 ; W: 13.5
Inscriptions(b)
Cloth label in waist: "POLO RALPH LAUREN / SLEEPWEAR / S (28-30) / 100% COTTON / MADE IN EL SALVADOR / CARE ON REVERSE"; on reverse side are care instructions.

Historical NotesPajama suit 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.

Previous owner Alfred Dean (1926 - 2010)

Related institution Izzazu Salon

Related institution Joseph Horne Company (1849 - 1994)

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