Cocktail dress
date: label: date made
content: c. 1990-1995
label: date made
content: ca 1990-1995
notes: label: Description
content: Black cocktail length nylon/Lycra blend knit and black nylon/Spandex blend net; top bodice and sleeves of net, bodice and skirt of knit; round neck; long sleeves; shoulders have applied black braid in curvilinear swirl design with clear round rhinestones scattered on shoulders, tops of sleeves, and top of bodice; nude rounded shoulder pads; knit dress has deep sweetheart neckline; princess seams; low, curved back; center back zipper; unlined; size XS.
label: Description
content: Donors Evette Cardona and Mona Noriega are Chicago-based activists. They have worked with and founded various organizations dedicated to advocating for LGBTQ+ Latinas, such as Amigas Latinas (1995-2015) and Women of All Colors and Cultures Together (WACT). Noriega was also previously the chair of the Illinois Human Rights Commission.
label: Description
content: This dress was acquired as part of the museum's Latino Clothing and Identity Project, which ran from 2008-2009.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: referenced
content: Latino
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content: Home and Community Life: Costume
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content: Clothing & Accessories
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content: Family & Social Life
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Evette Cardona and Mona Noriega
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2009.0177.01
label: accession number
content: 2009.0177
label: catalog number
content: 2009.0177.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dress
label: Object Type
content: Main Dress
label: Object Type
content: Woman
label: Object Type
content: Dress
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: nylon/Lycra blend (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: nylon/Spandex blend (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: rhinestones (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: center back: 33 7/8 in x 16 in; 86.0425 cm x 40.64 cm
label: Measurements
content: sleeve inseam: 19 1/2 in; 49.53 cm