Seinfeld's "Puffy Shirt"
Seinfeld's "Puffy Shirt"
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- Description
- On a memorable episode of Seinfeld (NBC, 1989-98), comedian Jerry Seinfeld unwittingly agreed to wear this frilly "pirate shirt" during an appearance on the Today show.
- The popular series, famously described as a show "about nothing," reveled in the absurd situations that emerged from the everyday lives of its four main characters: Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer. The "puffy shirt" episode, originally broadcast September 23, 1993, was written by Seinfeld cocreator Larry David.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- shirt
- date made
- 1993
- user
- Seinfeld, Jerry
- Physical Description
- fabric (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 35 in x 20 in; 88.9 cm x 50.8 cm
- ID Number
- 2004.0245.01
- accession number
- 2004.0245
- catalog number
- 2004.0245.01
- Credit Line
- Warner Brothers Entertainment Inc.
- subject
- Television
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- Cultural and Community Life: Entertainment
- National Treasures exhibit
- Clothing & Accessories
- Popular Entertainment
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Comments
The "Puffy Shirt " history. It was originally made by a downtown LA clothing company called H2O. It was a copy of Prince's shirt from "Purple Rain " movie. The shirts were made exclusively for a Hollywood Blvd clothing store named Antenna. I sold the shirt to the show stylist for the episode.
Julian
Tue, 2015-11-24 01:47
I have one of these shirts and love it. I wear it to certain events and people LOVE it. I never heard of the places you mention but I bought mine directly from International Male. I thought it was made exclusively for them.
Ric
Tue, 2017-08-22 12:30
Thank you for passing on this information--this is great to have for the research files and . I appreciate you taking the time to share this information with us.
Melodie Sweeney
Fri, 2016-02-05 11:12
Robin Able Chapman
Tue, 2017-05-09 14:53