A red beaded cap with brown silk velvet ties. The outer layer of the cap is composed of four wool twill triangular pieces that are herringbone stitched to each other with dark brown wool yarn. There is a single dart on the right and left front of the hat.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.607
A red beret structure with two layered flounces. The flounces are each made from one panel of red wool that start at the center front, run along the proper left edge and end at the center back, covering the majority of the hat. All edges are bound in a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.1048
Red blazer designed by Wesley Tann. The blazer has front flaps with rounded edges at the bottom. They do not close or attach to each other. The are notched lapels and a collar that is folded over in the back. There is a seam going down each of the sleeves.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.177
A red silk habotai blouse with ruffles. The blouse has a one-inch band collar with an additional two-inch ruffled collar sewn overtop. The blouse has a center front opening with seven red plastic buttons sewn down the proper left side of the center front…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.854
A red, blue, and cream pieced bedcover with botanic and geometric embroidered designs. The forty-two (42) blocks are sewn together in six (6) columns and seven (7) rows with alternating colors of red, cream, and blue squares made of a rayon and cotton…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.162.3
A pair of red, blue, and yellow plaid pants with an attached sash. Each pant leg is two panels of plaid cotton fabric sewn together at the inner and outer leg seams. The pants are sewn to a 2” wide gathered waistband that has a panel of elastic inside. A…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.327
A red adjustable bowtie with white, navy, and brown stripes. The bowtie is made of cotton woven with a stripe patterning. The bow is sewn to center of the bowtie and is made of two loops of fabric joined at the center with a self-fabric band. The bowtie…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.894
A red cap with a self-fabric bow designed by Patrick Kelly for his Fall/Winter 1989 collection. The hat is made of napped red synthetic and has a flat short crown. A self-fabric band wraps around the side of the crown and ties at the front into an askew…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.9.12
Red cape designed by Arthur McGee. The cape is open down the center front with slits for the arms at each side and a mid-calf hemline. It has a short standing collar with the proper right side of the collar extending over to fasten at the proper left side…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.57.1
A red chenille knit beret made of rayon, acrylic, and cotton blend yarn. The beret is gathered at the center top. The bottom edge of the beret encases an elastic band. The hat is lined with knitted red brushed synthetic yarn. A white label is the center…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.1027
A red chiffon and satin dress (.1) with red sequin and bead embellishments and matching scarf (.2) designed by Peter Davy. The dress has a strapless bodice with a sweetheart neckline extending to a straight floor-length skirt with a rounded hemline and a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.101.1-.2
Red felt cloche with red netting going around the hat. There is nylon netting gathered on the proper right side along with purple, green, black, and gold feathers on the proper right side. The nylon net has been stitched into place and the feathers have…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.397
A red coat dress with a windowpane pattern (a) and a matching belt (b). The coat features a Peter Pan collar made from one panel of fabric sewn to the front of the dress. There are two panels of fabric for the coat front with two princess seams (one on…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.823ab
A red silk satin cocktail dress with pink lace. The dress has a sweetheart neckline and cap sleeves. Three self-fabric pleats are sewn along the neckline. A series of diagonal alternating pleats continue down the center front of the bodice. The bodice is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.289
A red collared dress with pink lining. The body of the dress is made from three panels of red synthetic plain weave fabric - two for the front, and one for the back. A pointed collar, made from one panel and fabric is sewn to the top. The dress opens…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.814
A red, cream, and navy shift dress and a matching belt with square pattern. The dress (a) has a V neckline with a wide pointed lapel collar, long set-in sleeves, and two bust darts. The dress is made of cream knitted synthetic possibly polyester. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.276ab
A red double-breasted wool coat. The coat features a rounded collar and a short double-breasted front placket which closes proper right over left with six 1" plastic buttons. At the bottom proper left of the placket is a thread loop, that corresponds to a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.828
A red dress designed by Diane von Furstenberg and worn by the singer Whitney Houston for her performance of the song “I Have Nothing” at the 1993 Billboard Awards. The dress is a very slim fitting full-length dress made from a red synthetic fabric, with…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.161.3
A red organza and satin dress with a ruffled collar and lace, bead, and sequin embellishments designed by Peter Davy. The body of the dress is made from red satin overlaid in red organza. The bodice of the dress has a low-cut straight front neckline and a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.103
A red dress with bead and sequin embellishments and red and gold lace designed by Peter Davy. The dress is made from a red semi-sheer synthetic knit fabric, with the back bodice and sleeves made from a red floral machine-made synthetic lace with metallic…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.106
Red dress and jacket worn by Bellamy Young on Scandal. The red, strapless, taffeta column gown has a straight across neckline. There is gold beaded and sequined floral applique featured heavily at the top of the dress. It continues down to the waist and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.90.22.1ab
A bucket-shaped hat covered in red fabric flowers. The understructure of the hat is composed of buckram that has been blocked to shape. The exterior is covered with red cellulose acetate fabric and ten red faux flowers made from velveteen and synthetic…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.512
Faux fur stole from the movie Precious. The stole is wide and made of purple synthetic fiber that has red tips so that the exterior of the stole looks red, with purple highlights throughout. The interior side of the stole is pink satin. There are no labels.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.167
A feather accessory for hatbands worn by Cab Calloway. The feather accessory is a small bundle of black, red, yellow, and red spotted black feathers with calamuses bound together with black tape. The trimmed black feather at the back of the bunch has a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2015.273.1.24.5