Costume hat 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: Light green wool twill hat lined in teal synthetic twill with a brown fur band worn by Diana Ross as Billie Holiday in the Paramount Pictures produced 1972 film "Lady Sings the Blues." The hat is sewn so that it tilts at an angle down to the proper right. There are three red thread X's sewn in the lining to mark the center front. The teal lining and fur are hand sewn to form the hat, though the light green wool is machine pieced.
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: Costume design
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Motown (Music)
label: Topic
content: Musical films
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 - 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: 2012.64.4.3
objectType: label: Type
content: hats
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: wool twill, synthetic fiber, and fur
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 5 1/4 × 10 × 10 in. (13.3 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm)