Sujet

Yellow cocktail dress designed by Don Loper and worn by Ella Fitzgerald, 1950s. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

This yellow and orange cocktail dress was designed by Don Loper and worn by African-American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. The bodice of the dress is fitted with a sweetheart neckline and spaghetti straps. It is made from a yellow, white, and silver metallic woven floral design. The bodice ends at the hip with a knee-length circle skirt below it. The skirt is made from two layers of marigold colored silk chiffon with an underskirt made from a chartreuse synthetic fabric.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A78_299

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

107,2Mo (4,0Mo) / 42,2cm x 63,7cm / 4979 x 7526 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people black country clothes museum color dress location century material fabric clothing silk African American African-American afro-american fifties chiffon 1950s United States of America Colour 20th century cocktail dress heritage American America USA decade object united states Unknown FitzGerald Don cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald Ella silk rayon and foil cloth silk chiffon silk satin synthetic fiber and metal fasteners cocktail dresses Don Loper Loper Lincoln George Hardloper Hardloper Lincoln George