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Leotard worn by Gabby Douglas during her first competitive season

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Worn by

    Gabby Douglas, American, born 1995

    Description

    Blue and black long-sleeve leotard. The body of the leotard 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

    Date

    2003

    Object number

    2013.12.1

    Restrictions & Rights

    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    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 - Sports Uniforms

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Clothing and dress
    Gymnastics
    Sports

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

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

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2013.12.1

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