Green velvet dress worn by Lena Horne in the film Stormy Weather: Museum Object and Cultural History
Green velvet dress worn by Lena Horne in the film Stormy Weather: Date: 1943. Designed by: Helen Rose, American, 1904 - 1985. Worn by: Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010.
The object in the museum catalogue
A green velvet dress worn by Lena Horne in the film Stormy Weather (1943). The dress has a gathered waist, buckle-back, and ermine collar. It was worn by Horne as "Selina Rogers" in the dressing-room scene with actor Bill Robinson.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1943
- Designed by: Helen Rose, American, 1904 - 1985
- Worn by: Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010
- Type: dresses
- Medium: velvet with metal and fur
- Dimensions: H x W: 53 x 24 in. (134.6 x 61 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Actors
- Topic: Clothing and dress
- Topic: Costume
- Topic: Costume design
- Topic: Design
- Topic: Film
- Topic: Women
- Object number: 2011.90
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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