Derby hat worn by Slick Rick
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Derby hat worn by Slick Rick
- Distributed by
- Capas Headwear, American, founded 1985
- Subject of
- Slick Rick, British American, born 1965
- Description
- Powder blue derby stanton hat worn by Slick Rick. The hat has a purble cloth ribbon around the side band, covering the original powder blue ribbon. The inside of the hat is unlined and has a black sweatband that covers the shoulder joint. Gold letters are printed on the sweatband that read "Capas Design." There is a logo centered in the interior tip of the hat that features a gold top hat, gloves and cane centered on a black background.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ricky Walters, professionally known as Slick Rick
- 2003 - 2004
- Object number
- 2014.203.6.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Type
- derbies (hats)
- hats
- Medium
- natural fiber, cloth
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5 1/2 × 11 × 12 in. (14 × 27.9 × 30.5 cm)
- Place collected
- Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- London, England, Europe
- Classification
- Clothing-Costume
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Clothing and dress
- Hip hop (Music)
- Rappers (Musicians)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2014.203.6.1
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd587179cdd-2301-4107-b924-8abca42204ba
