Floor-length gown worn by Janet Jackson as Mae West costume
date: label: Date
content: 1976-1977
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Janet Jackson, American, born 1966
notes: label: Description
content: A peach and pink long-sleeve floor-length gown with ruffled pink trim on the neckline, sequin floral patterns cascading down the front, and colorful tulle skirt. Sleeves are pink, and torso is light orange, with color changing back to pink on diagonal from proper left hip to proper right knee. A thin band of rhinestones runs from shoulder to wrist. Cascading pink and orange sequin pattern starts at proper right shoulder and moves to proper left hip and flows down to proper right knee and into the tulle skirt. Tulle skirt is red, orange, yellow, and purple. No labels present.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Television
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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: A2021.28.7.1.3.1
objectType: label: Type
content: gowns
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: cloth with tulle and sequin
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (flat on cardboard form): 44 1/2 × 37 3/8 × 11 7/16 in. (113 × 95 × 29 cm)