Pale blue chiffon dress worn by Janet Jackson at her first piano recital
date: label: Date
content: 1974-1975
name: label: Designed by
content: Doree Fromberg
label: Worn by
content: Janet Jackson, American, born 1966
notes: label: Description
content: A pale blue chiffon long-sleeve dress with pleated skirt and fabric flower at waist worn by Janet Jackson as a child. There is a decorative ivory-colored lace and frill motif at collar, wrists, and 'v' shape at top. There are five white decorative buttons between collar and fabric flower. There are two functional buttons at the end of each sleeve. Zipper and metal hook and thread loop on the dress back are all functional. The dress has a ribbon belt that ties into a bow on the back. A tag at collar with pink stitching on white fabric depicts a stylized flower, pink petals with red center, and reads [DORISSA / OF MIAMI / CARE ON REVERSE]. A small tag at collar, black stitching on white fabric, reads [12].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Child musicians
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2021.28.7.1.2
objectType: label: Type
content: dresses
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cloth and chiffon
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (flat on cardboard form): 33 7/8 × 40 15/16 × 6 11/16 in. (86 × 104 × 17 cm)