Leotard worn by Gabby Douglas during her first competitive season

Object Details

Worn by

Gabby Douglas, American, born 1995

Description

Blue and black long-sleeve leotard. The body of the leaotard is shiny and blue. The neckline seems to be a mix between a v-neck and a sweetheart nickline. It is trimmed with black velvet. A portion of the sleeves are covered with a black netting and are also trimmed in black velvet. The netting comes down to a point on the side of the sleeves, around 2 inches above the cuff. There is a rhinestone design below the neckline and along the shoulders. There are also rhinestones in various places on the black netting and along the velvet trim. There is a rhinestone design on the proper left hip.

The back of the neckline is square shaped and is trimmed with the black velvet and the rhinestones.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gabrielle Douglas

2003

Object number

2013.12.1

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

Type

leotards

sports uniforms

Medium

spandex, velvet, rhinestone, and elastomer

Dimensions

H x W: 19 x 9 in. (48.3 x 22.9 cm)

On Form: 20 1/8 × 19 3/4 × 8 1/4 in. (51.1 × 50.2 × 21 cm)

Place used

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Clothing-Historical

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Clothing and dress

Gymnastics

Record ID

nmaahc_2013.12.1

Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55f37ec71-e996-4be4-a406-0046589fb645