Costume worn by Diana Ross as Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues
date: label: Date
content: 1972
name: label: Designed by
content: Bob Mackie, American, born 1940
label: Designed by
content: Ray Aghayan, Iranian American, born 1934
label: Designed by
content: Norma Koch, American, 1898 - 1979
label: Worn by
content: Diana Ross, American, born 1944
label: Subject of
content: Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959
notes: label: Description
content: A costume comprised of a teal dress (.1), a light green vest (.2), and a light green hat (.3) worn by Diana Ross as Billie Holiday in the Paramount Pictures produced 1972 film "Lady Sings the Blues".
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Motown (Music)
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
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: 2012.64.4
objectType: label: Type
content: ensembles (costume)
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: wool twill
label: Medium
content: Vest: wool twill, fur, and silk satin
label: Medium
content: Hat: wool twill, synthetic fiber, and