Ensemble
Object number2010.26.23 a,b
Date1980-1989
OriginItaly
Mediumcotton; polyester ; various metal
Credit LineGift of James Dean
DescriptionEnsemble consisting of sweater and pants.
Sweater. Long sleeves, flare at cuffs. Beige wavy horizontal lines on majority of sweater. V-neck with collar, loop and button across neck area.
Polyester brown pants. Alteration: extra cinched seam on center of legs, both sides. Button and zipper, brown, in fly. Pocket on proper right back, with button.DimensionsMeasured laying flat. (a) Width from shoulders; length of sleeve; (b) of waist(a) Height: 27 ; Width: 18 ; Length: 26.5
(b) L: 42 ; W: 15
Inscriptions
Marks(a)
Collar has cloth label "DRY CLEAN / ONLY / M / MADE IN ITALY".
(b)
Waist: "WAIST...29 / INSEAM...32 / [fabric information] / MADE IN U.S.A."; also some parts repeated in Spanish; reverse side has care instructions.
Pocket: "Required Fashion / INDEX" and maker's information.
Historical NotesSuit 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
c. 1950