Blouse worn by Patti LaBelle a 7th Annual BET Walk of Fame performance
date: label: Date
content: 2001
name: label: Designed by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Patti Labelle, American, born 1944
notes: label: Caption
content: Patti LaBelle wore this shirt during her performance at the 7th Annual BET Walk of Fame in 2001 that honored her work as a legendary recording artist. The program featured LaBelle performing alongside her longtime collaborators Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash for a Labelle reunion performance of “What Can I Do For You?” and “Lady Marmalade” with Mariah Carey, whom Patti brought on stage.
label: Description
content: Custom-made blouse worn by Patti LaBelle. The blouse is made of a shiny gold, bronze, and black plaid lamé fabric. It has a v-neck with black lace trim around the collar that has been re-embroidered in an abstract pattern. Down the front center is a black zipper, starting at the neck under the lace collar. The exaggerated sleeves end in flared cuffs with a layer of black lace underneath. The back of the blouse is slightly longer than the front.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Funk (Music)
label: Topic
content: Popular music
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (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: 2020.27.1
objectType: label: Type
content: blouses
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: lamé with lace and metal zippers
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (Length shoulder to waist, Width shoulder to shoulder): 22 1/4 × 24 1/4 in. (56.5 × 61.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (Sleeve length, shoulder to wrist): 40 1/2 in. (102.9 cm)