Dress worn by Constance Wu in the film Crazy Rich Asians: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Constance Wu wore this dress designed by Marchesa in the 2018 film, Crazy Rich Asians. Notable for featuring a mostly Asian and Asian American cast, the film was directed by Jon M. Chu and was based on the 2013 novel of the same title by Kevin Kwan.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Object Name: dress
• Physical Description: fabric, chiffon (overall material)
• Measurements: overall, mounted: 59 in x 41 in x 69 in; 149.86 cm x 104.14 cm x 175.26 cm
• general subject association: Asian Pacific Americans
• Subject: Movie
• Subject: Motion Pictures
• ID Number: 2019.0113.01
• accession number: 2019.0113
• catalog number: 2019.0113.01
• Credit Line: Marchesa
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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