Description

Costume worn by Halle Berry in the 2004 film Catwoman. Academy-award winning costume designer Angus Strathie in conjunction with Berry, director Pitof, and producers designed the well-known black leather suit. The $100 million budget film only earned $82 million in worldwide box offices.

This superhero film is based on the DC Comics character Catwoman, who made her comic book debut in Batman #1 in 1940.

Location

Currently not on view

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Cultural and Community Life: Entertainment

Movie Collection

2004

ID Number

2013.0001.27

catalog number

2013.0001.27

collector/donor number

208044

accession number

2013.0001

collector/donor number

228552

wearer

Berry, Halle

subject

Movie

Entertainment, Film

Costume

Physical Description

vinyl (part: pants material)

leather (part: gauntlets material)

leather (part: boots material)

leather (part: bra material)

leather (part: belt material)

leather (part: cowl material)

rubber (part: cowl material)

styrofoam (part: cowl material)

metal (part: belt material)

leather (part: gloves material)

fabric (part: gloves material)

metal (part: gloves material)

Measurements

part: cowl: 13 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in x 11 in; 34.29 cm x 21.59 cm x 27.94 cm

part: bra: 22 in x 14 in x 10 in; 55.88 cm x 35.56 cm x 25.4 cm

part: pants: 40 in x 16 in x 9 in; 101.6 cm x 40.64 cm x 22.86 cm

part: belt: 2 3/4 in x 41 in x 1/2 in; 6.985 cm x 104.14 cm x 1.27 cm

part:gauntlets: 18 1/2 in x 6 in x 4 in; 46.99 cm x 15.24 cm x 10.16 cm

part: gloves: 8 in x 4 in x 2 1/2 in; 20.32 cm x 10.16 cm x 6.35 cm

part: boots: 14 in x 3 1/2 in x 8 in; 35.56 cm x 8.89 cm x 20.32 cm

part: belt: 2 3/4 in x 39 in x 1/2 in; 6.985 cm x 99.06 cm x 1.27 cm

National Museum of American History

Object Name

costume