Costume worn by Dawn Robinson in "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" video
date: label: Date
content: 1992
name: label: Designed by
content: Danny Flynn
label: Manufactured by
content: Frederick's of Hollywood, founded 1947
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 "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" (1992) comprised of a red dress (.1), a bra (.2), and a pair of elbow-length black gloves (.3ab). There are no shoes included with this outfit.
label: Description
content: Dress (.1): A red sleeveless dress with an an ankle-length skirt. The dress is made from a red stretch knit sewn with the dull side of the fabric facing. The front of the bodice scoops below the bust. Thin double straps begin at the front sides and cross at the center back of the bodice. There is a sixteen (16) inch slit along the proper right side of the skirt, with the edges of the slit rounded at the hem. The letter "D" is handwritten in black ink on the inside back bodice. The dress is not lined.
label: Description
content: Bra (.2): A red push-up bra with a plunging neckline between the cups, red sheer wings, and adjustable back straps. The padded cups are faced with red satin. Each cup has an insert for additional padding, but the padding has been removed.
label: Description
content: Gloves (.3ab): A pair of black elbow-length stretch gloves, both alike. The gloves are seamed along the exterior side and around the fingers, with a separate thumb attached to the gusset. The letter "D" is handwritten in white ink or paint on the interior of each glove near the opening. In the left glove (a) there is a white manufacturer's tag sewn to the seam near the arm opening with fiber content, size, and place of manufacture printed on it in black ink.
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
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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, Gift of En Vogue
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.189.4.1-.3ab
objectType: label: Type
content: dresses
label: Type
content: brassieres
label: Type
content: gloves
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: synthetic fiber and spandex
label: Medium
content: Bra: Polyester fiber, nylon, spandex, and metal (underwire)
label: Medium
content: Gloves: nylon and spandex
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.1, dress, flat): 51 × 13 in. (129.5 × 33 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.1, dress, on form): 52 × 12 1/2 × 8 in. (132.1 × 31.8 × 20.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (,2, bra, flat): 9 1/2 × 11 1/2 in. (24.1 × 29.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.2, bra, on form): 9 × 10 × 8 3/4 in. (22.9 × 25.4 × 22.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.3a, glove (left)): 22 × 5 1/4 in. (55.9 × 13.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.3b, glove (right)): 22 × 5 in. (55.9 × 12.7 cm)