Leotard worn by Gabby Douglas during her first competitive season
Object Details
- Date
- 2003
- Worn by
- Gabby Douglas, American, born 1995
- Description
- Blue and black long-sleeve leotard. The body of the leotard is shiny and blue. The neckline seems to be a mix between a v-neck and a sweetheart nickline. It is trimmed with black velvet. A portion of the sleeves are covered with a black netting and are also trimmed in black velvet. The netting comes down to a point on the side of the sleeves, around 2 inches above the cuff. There is a rhinestone design below the neckline and along the shoulders. There are also rhinestones in various places on the black netting and along the velvet trim. There is a rhinestone design on the proper left hip.
- The back of the neckline is square shaped and is trimmed with the black velvet and the rhinestones.
- Place used
- Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Topic
- African American
- Clothing and dress
- Gymnastics
- Sports
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Sports Uniforms
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gabrielle Douglas
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.12.1
- Type
- leotards
- sports uniforms
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Medium
- spandex, velvet, rhinestone, and elastomer
- Dimensions
- H x W: 19 x 9 in. (48.3 x 22.9 cm)
- On Form: 20 1/8 × 19 3/4 × 8 1/4 in. (51.1 × 50.2 × 21 cm)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2013.12.1