Dress worn by Terry Ellis in "Hold On" video: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A dress worn as part of a costume by Terry Ellis of En Vogue for the music video "Hold On" (1990). The black sheath minidress has an hourglass silhouette with long sleeves and a turtleneck collar. The dress is made from a knit stretch cotton-Lycra® blend fabric. There are two (2) deep v-shaped slits, one at the center front and one at the center back, each covered with a semi-transparent mesh fabric panel. On the interior, a manufacturer's label is attached to the seam below the proper left arm that reads: "GANZO / STUDIO / NYC / [dragon emblem]". Below the manufactuere's label is a care label that reads: "90% COTTON / 10% lycra / MACHINE WASH / AND DRY / SIZE 1".

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1990
• Manufactured by: Ganzo Studio, Inc., American
• Worn by: Terry Lynn Ellis, American, born 1963
• Subject of: En Vogue, American, founded 1989
• Type: dresses
• Medium: cotton and Lycra ®
• Dimensions: H x W (flat): 34 × 12 1/2 in. (86.4 × 31.8 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (on form): 35 × 18 × 12 1/2 in. (88.9 × 45.7 × 31.8 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Clothing and dress
• Topic: Popular music
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Topic: Women
• Object number: 2014.189.5
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of En Vogue
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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