Ensemble
Object number2010.26.36 a,b
Manufacturer
Blye of Florence
Manufacturer
John Weitz
Date1980-1989
OriginFlorence, Italy
Mediumwool; metal; cotton; leather
Credit LineGift of James Dean
DescriptionEnsemble consisting of sweater and pants.
Sweater, brown with darker brown leather accents: collar lined with leather; proper right side laced with leather strap in eight "X"-patterns with metal eyelets; proper left bottom pocket with leather accents, and laced "X"-patterns; sleeve cuffs also with laced "X"-pattern and eyelets.
Brown pants. Two side pockets, one on proper right back. Zipper and button in fly.DimensionsMeasured laying flat. (a) Length of sleeve; Width of shoulders. (b) Width of waist.(a) Height: 28.5 ; Width: 17.5 ; Length: 24.5
(b) W: 14.5 ; L: 43.5
Marks(a)
Label: "MADE IN ITALY / Blye of Florence / 100% VIRGIN WOOL".
(b)
Print: "JW [inside square] JOHN WEITZ".
Label: "PROFESSIONALLY / DRY CLEAN ONLY / 100% / PURE WOOL".
Historical NotesOutfit 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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1980-1989
1980-1989
