PANTS
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- DRAPE DRESS PANTS
- Date Range From
- 1950
- Date Range To
- 1960
- Materials
- CLOTH
- Catalogue Number
- P20080034003
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- DRAPE DRESS PANTS
- Date Range From
- 1950
- Date Range To
- 1960
- Materials
- CLOTH
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 105.5
- Length
- 67.0
- Description
- DRESS DRAPE PANTS, PLAID-LIKE PATTERN WITH TAN, BLUE, AND GREEN. PANTS TAPER TOWARDS ANKLES. HIGH-WAISTED WITH "X" BELT LOOPS, THREE BUTTONS AROUND WAIST IN ADDITION TO ZIPPERED FLY. TWO SIDE POCKETS, TWO REAR POCKETS WITH FLAPS. HOLE IN LEFT-SIDE PROPER OF THIGH, BLUE INK STAIN ON LEFT-SIDE PROPER OF UPPER LEG.
- Subjects
- CLOTHING-OUTERWEAR
- Historical Association
- PERSONAL CARE
- History
- ACCORDING TO DONOR TIM MYERS, RENO LIZZY OPENED A LETHBRIDGE CLOTHING STORE WHILE IN HIS 20S CALLED “RENO’S HABERDASHERY”. MYERS BELIEVES HE BOUGHT THE SHORT-LIVED, FAD PANTS (DRESS STYLE) FROM THE HABERDASHERY WITH MONEY HE EARNED IN THE SUMMER WORKING FOR AGT (HE DUG TRENCHES FOR TELEPHONE CABLE). HIS MOTHER, HE SAID, WOULD NOT ENTERTAIN SUCH PURCHASES DUE TO THE PANTS “COST AND STYLE”. RENO’S PANTS (SEE P20080034003), HE SAID, WERE THE DRESSIER VERSION OF THE TWO (SEE P20080034002), WORN ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS TO ATTEND EVENTS INCLUDING “Y” DANCES. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND DONOR SUPPLIED NARRATIVE, SEE P20080034001, P20080034002, AND PERMANENT RECORD.
- Catalogue Number
- P20080034003
- Acquisition Date
- 2008-11
- Collection
- Museum
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