Object Details
Description
Black cocktail length nylon/Lycra blend knit and black nylon/Spandex blend net; top bodice and sleeves of net, bodice and skirt of knit; round neck; long sleeves; shoulders have applied black braid in curvilinear swirl design with clear round rhinestones scattered on shoulders, tops of sleeves, and top of bodice; nude rounded shoulder pads; knit dress has deep sweetheart neckline; princess seams; low, curved back; center back zipper; unlined; size XS.
Donors Evette Cardona and Mona Noriega are Chicago-based activists. They have worked with and founded various organizations dedicated to advocating for LGBTQ+ Latinas, such as Amigas Latinas (1995-2015) and Women of All Colors and Cultures Together (WACT). Noriega was also previously the chair of the Illinois Human Rights Commission.
This dress was acquired as part of the museum's Latino Clothing and Identity Project, which ran from 2008-2009.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Evette Cardona and Mona Noriega
date made
c. 1990-1995
ca 1990-1995
ID Number
2009.0177.01
accession number
2009.0177
catalog number
2009.0177.01
Object Name
dress
Object Type
Main Dress
Woman
Dress
Physical Description
nylon/Lycra blend (overall material)
nylon/Spandex blend (overall material)
rhinestones (overall material)
Measurements
center back: 33 7/8 in x 16 in; 86.0425 cm x 40.64 cm
sleeve inseam: 19 1/2 in; 49.53 cm
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
referenced
Latino
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1373834