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Sly Stone
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description
- Two piece black velvet suit with metallic striped embellishments
- velvet, cotton
100% Cotton, bearing the label of "Granny Takes a Trip | The World's End | London | New York." Seams coming apart around interior lining where the sleeves connect to the jacket; shell in very good condition. Pants fly lacking a button
Literature
The New Yorker, 26 August 1974
Catalogue Note
A characteristically funky velvet suit worn by Sly Stone on the day of his wedding. On June 5th, 1974, the 21,000 fans in attendance at Sly and the Family Stone's concert at Madison Square Garden were treated to a surprise opening act: a wedding ceremony between Sly Stone and his girlfriend Kathy Silva officiated by Soul Train's Don Cornelius. Andy Warhol, and Diane Von Furstenberg were among the guests in attendance, and a reception was held after the concert at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. George W. S. Trost Chronicled the event for an issue of The New Yorker, dubbing the event "The Biggest Event of this Year."