Costume worn by Nona Hendryx of Labelle
- Designed by
- Blakely, Dorian
- Worn by
- Hendryx, Nona, American, born 1944
- Subject of
- Labelle, American, founded 1962
- Date
- 1974
- Medium
- Headdress (.1): feather, satin, wood, metal, leather, and Velcro™
- Cape (.2): synthetic fiber, metal, batting, and wire
- Leather components (.3a-d): leather and metal
- Wrist cuffs (.4ab): leather, metal, and batting
- Boots (.5ab): plastic, synthetic fiber, leather, metal, batting, and Velcro™
- Handcuffs (.6): leather and metal
- Riding crop (.7): reinforced plastic, paint, leather, and metal
- Description
- A costume worn by Nona Hendryx of Labelle. The costume consists of a headdress (.1), a cape (.2), silver studded black leather collar, breast covers, and codpiece (.3a-d), wrist cuffs (.4ab), platform boots (.5ab), prop handcuffs (.6), and a prop riding crop (.7). It was worn with a long-sleeved ankle-length white unitard that is not part of the museum collection. This costume is very similar to a costume worn by Hendryx during a performance at the Metropolitan Opera House on October 6, 1974.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Costume
- Type
- ensembles (costume)
- Topic
- Actors
- Clothing and dress
- Costume
- Disco (Music)
- Funk (Music)
- Rhythm and blues (Music)
- Rock and roll (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Soul (Music)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Nona Hendryx of Labelle
- Object number
- 2014.246.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.