Costume worn by Dawn Robinson in “My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)” video
date: label: Date
content: 1992
name: label: Designed by
content: Danny Flynn
label: Worn by
content: Dawn Sherrese Robinson, American, born 1965
label: Subject of
content: En Vogue, American, founded 1989
notes: label: Description
content: A costume worn by Dawn Robinson of En Vogue for the music video “My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)” (1992) comprised of a dress (.1), a bra (.2), a pair of bikini briefs (.3), and a pair of shoes (.4ab).
label: Description
content: Dress (.1): Mini-length shift dress made of small (1/4-inch) interlocking silver metal octagonal discs. The dress is sleeveless, with a deep v-neck front bodice. The back bodice is open, with one (1) straight 2-inch strap running horizontally across the mid-back above a triangular cut-out. The dress is not lined.
label: Description
content: Bra (.2): Metallic silver bra in an underwire demi cup style with adjustable straps and an adjustable hook-and-eye back closure. The bra is not lined.
label: Description
content: Bikini briefs (.3): Metallic silver bikini style briefs. The briefs are not lined.
label: Description
content: Shoes (.4ab): Pair of metallic silver open-toed high-heeled shoes. The vamp has a crisscrossing swirled pattern over the top of the front of the foot. A t-strap style closure connects the vamp to the heel cap. The straps close with a metal snap and have a decorative silver buckle. The curved heels have a black rubber bottom. A cream non-slip rubber pad is adhered to the front half of the soles.
place: label: Place used
content: Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Fashion design
label: Topic
content: Popular music
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
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, Gift of En Vogue
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.189.8.1-.4ab
objectType: label: Type
content: bikinis (underwear)
label: Type
content: brassieres
label: Type
content: pumps (shoes)
label: Type
content: sheath dresses
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: Dress: aluminum mesh
label: Medium
content: Bra: Polyester fiber, polyurethane and metal (underwire)
label: Medium
content: Bikini briefs: nylon and spandex
label: Medium
content: Shoes: leather, plastic, rubber and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.1, Dress, flat): 30 × 18 in. (76.2 × 45.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.1, Dress, on form): 29 × 12 3/4 × 10 in. (73.7 × 32.4 × 25.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.2, Bra, flat): 10 × 12 in. (25.4 × 30.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.2, Bra, on form): 9 1/2 × 10 × 9 in. (24.1 × 25.4 × 22.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.3, Bikini briefs, flat): 7 3/4 × 10 1/2 in. (19.7 × 26.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.3, Bikini briefs, on form): 8 1/2 × 12 1/2 × 8 in. (21.6 × 31.8 × 20.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.4a, Shoe (left)): 5 1/4 × 3 3/8 × 9 3/8 in. (13.3 × 8.6 × 23.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.4b, Shoe (right)): 5 1/4 × 3 1/8 × 9 3/8 in. (13.3 × 7.9 × 23.8 cm)