French maid's costume worn by Donna Summer
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1985
name: label: Designed by
content: Nick Manno, American
label: Worn by
content: Donna Summer, American, 1948 - 2012
notes: label: Description
content: 2023.84.1.1ab: A French maid stage costume with microphone pouch worn by Donna Summer.
label: Description
content: 2023.84.1.1a: A French maid stage costume worn by Donna Summer. The costume is constructed primarily with a black, glittery, synthetic fabric features a white, tulle apron and an A-line miniskirt with a white, tulle, mini petticoat. The sweetheart neckline is trimmed with white lace and the short, puffed sleeves are edged in white tulle cuffs. The white tulle apron covers the front of the bodice and drapes over the front of the skirt. It is edged in a single white ruffle and the fabric has woven thin strips. It is secured around the waist with a tie at the waist that has been stitched into place. Sewn to the center back of the collar is a white fabric tag with black embroidered text that reads [Design / Studio / NICK MANNO / LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA]. Inside the arm hole of the sleeve are two white elastic loops, both with silver metal safety pins attached. The back of the dress features a split down the center back of the miniskirt and has been filled with a wedge of five ruffle bands. At the center back of the neckline is a black zipper that runs down the length of the bodice and divides the tulle bow at the back, center waist. The white tulle petticoat lines the entire shirt and has a wide ruffle at the bottom which is slightly lower than the hemline of the skirt.
label: Description
content: 2023.84.1.1b: A microphone pouch attached to a French maid stage costume worn by Donna Summer. The pouch is constructed from the same glittery black fabric as the dress. It is rectangular in shape with a fold over flap at the front with a Velcro closure. The pouch is attached to the dress with a large, silver metal safety pin to the proper left side of the back bodice.
place: label: Place made
content: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Disco (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
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: 2023.85.1.1ab
objectType: label: Type
content: costume
label: Type
content: uniforms
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: synthetic fiber with plastic and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2023.85.1.1a): 40 1/4 × 46 5/8 × 4 1/2 in. (102.3 × 118.5 × 11.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2023.85.1.1b): 5 1/2 × 5 1/16 × 13/16 in. (14 × 12.8 × 2.1 cm)