Silver unitard worn by Nona Hendryx
- Manufactured by
- Gilda Marx, Inc., 1977 - 1996
- Worn by
- Hendryx, Nona, American, born 1944
- Date
- 1977-1996
- Medium
- synthetic fiber
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (On form): 49 1/2 × 12 1/2 × 10 in. (125.7 × 31.8 × 25.4 cm)
- H x W (Flat): 47 1/2 × 10 1/2 in. (120.7 × 26.7 cm)
- Description
- A silver sleeveless unitard with a scoop neck and stirrup feet made from a stretch synthetic fabric. The unitard is not lined. There are two clothing labels sewn along the interior center back seam. The top tag is white with black machine-embroidered text reading, "DESIGNED BY / Gilda Marx." The bottom tag is white with blue printed text reading, "flexatard / BODY DESIGN BY GILDA / LOS ANGELES, CALIF. / [vertical on right side] MADE IN U.S.A".
- Classification
- Clothing-Costume
- Movement
- Afrofuturism
- Type
- body stockings
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Nona Hendryx of Labelle
- Object number
- 2014.246.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.