Quinceanera dress
date: label: date made
content: 2006
name: label: distributor
content: P.C. Mary's Inc.
label: wearer
content: Flores, Natalia
label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: Natalia Flores wore this pink silver-embroidered evening gown for her Quinceanera held in Chicago in 2006. Quinceaneras are a Latina religious tradition that celebrate the maturing of a girl into a woman. Traditionally, the celebration takes place on the girl's fifteenth birthday, is religious in nature, and involves her dressing in a formal gown.
label: Description
content: American immigrants have strived to preserve their cultural identities through performing these traditions. Although Natalia's mother did not have a Quinceanera in Mexico, she thought it was important for her daughter to experience this custom in America.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: China
label: place used
content: United States: Illinois, Chicago
label: Associated Place
content: United States: Illinois, Chicago
topic: label: wearer's community
content: Latina
label: used
content: Quinceanera
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content: Home and Community Life: Costume
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content: Family & Social Life
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content: Clothing & Accessories
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Natalia Flores
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2009.0169.001
label: accession number
content: 2009.0169
label: catalog number
content: 2009.0169.001
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dress
label: Object Type
content: Main Dress
label: Object Type
content: Entire Body
label: Object Type
content: Woman
label: Object Type
content: Dress
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: polyester (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: nylon (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: beading (neckline material)
label: Physical Description
content: sequins (bodice material)
label: Measurements
content: skirt length: 42 1/2 in; 107.95 cm
label: Measurements
content: bodice length: 16 1/4 in; 41.275 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall length: 53 1/4 in; 135.255 cm
label: Measurements
content: inside sleeve length: 18 in; 45.72 cm