Beaded gown for Eartha Kitt
ca. 1955
Materials
silk (textile) and plastic
House / label
Zelda Wynn
Collection
ca. 1955
Archive reference
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture · coverage-zelda-wynn-eartha-kitt
Behind the design
A one-shoulder silk gown combines bird motifs, seed beads and rhinestones. The separately displayed green shoes are by Beth Levine for Herbert Levine, not Valdes.