Object Details
- Description
- A costume comprised of a teal dress (.1), a light green vest (.2), and a light green hat (.3) worn by Diana Ross as Billie Holiday in the Paramount Pictures produced 1972 film "Lady Sings the Blues".
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 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
- Date
- 1972
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Medium
- Dress: wool twill
- Vest: wool twill, fur, and silk satin
- Hat: wool twill, synthetic fiber, and
- Type
- ensembles (costume)
