Object Details
- Designed by
- Bob Mackie, American, born 1940
- Ray Aghayan, Iranian American, born 1934
- Norma Koch, American, 1898 - 1979
- Worn by
- Diana Ross, American, born 1944
- Subject of
- Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959
- Description
- 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.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1972
- Object number
- 2012.64.4.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- hats
- Medium
- wool twill, synthetic fiber, and fur
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5 1/4 × 10 × 10 in. (13.3 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm)
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Clothing - Costume
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Actors
- Clothing and dress
- Costume
- Costume design
- Design
- Fashion
- Film
- Jazz (Music)
- Motown (Music)
- Musical films
- Rhythm and blues (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.64.4.3
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53b93a9ba-feaf-49e9-8b93-045928a1c665
