Rainbow feather boa and shoulder pads cape worn by André 3000: Museum Object and Cultural History
Rainbow feather boa and shoulder pads cape worn by André 3000: Date: 2000. Created by: Unidentified. Designed by: Unidentified.
The object in the museum catalogue
Multi-colored feather costume piece worn by André 3000 of Outkast. Long synthetic feather boas in solid colors are adhered to a set of oversized black shoulder pads so that they fall in long streamers, dragging on the floor when worn. The boas are each one color, but are attached for a multi-colored rainbow effect.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 2000
- Created by: Unidentified
- Designed by: Unidentified
- Subject of: Outkast, American, founded 1992
- Worn by: André 3000, American, born 1975
- Type: capes (outerwear)
- Medium: plastic feathers, plastic, synthetic fiber, metal, and adhesive
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 78 × 33 × 17 in. (198.1 × 83.8 × 43.2 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Clothing and dress
- Topic: Costume
- Topic: Costume design
- Topic: Design
- Topic: Fashion
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2016.120.1
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of André Benjamin
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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