Dress worn by Terry Ellis in "Hold On" video
date: label: Date
content: 1990
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Ganzo Studio, Inc., American
label: Worn by
content: Terry Lynn Ellis, American, born 1963
label: Subject of
content: En Vogue, American, founded 1989
notes: label: Description
content: A dress worn as part of a costume by Terry Ellis of En Vogue for the music video "Hold On" (1990). The black sheath minidress has an hourglass silhouette with long sleeves and a turtleneck collar. The dress is made from a knit stretch cotton-Lycra® blend fabric. There are two (2) deep v-shaped slits, one at the center front and one at the center back, each covered with a semi-transparent mesh fabric panel. On the interior, a manufacturer's label is attached to the seam below the proper left arm that reads: "GANZO / STUDIO / NYC / [dragon emblem]". Below the manufactuere's label is a care label that reads: "90% COTTON / 10% lycra / MACHINE WASH / AND DRY / SIZE 1".
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
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: 2014.189.5
objectType: label: Type
content: 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: cotton and Lycra ®
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (flat): 34 × 12 1/2 in. (86.4 × 31.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (on form): 35 × 18 × 12 1/2 in. (88.9 × 45.7 × 31.8 cm)