Teal waitress uniform worn by Halle Berry in the film Monster's Ball

Object Details

Manufactured by

Executive Apparel, American, founded 1934

Worn by

Halle Berry, American, born 1966

Description

This teal waitress uniform dress (a) and name tag (b) were worn by Halle Berry as Leticia Musgrove in the film Monster's Ball (2001). The fitted short-sleeved dress reaches below the knee and is made from dark teal polyester cotton blend fabric. It closes at the center front with six (6) round white plastic buttons. The front opening reaches from the neck to below the waist, not to the hem. The collar and decorative panels on the cuffs of the sleeves are made from white polyester and cotton blend fabric. There are two (2) inset pockets, one at each side hip sewn into the side seams. The dress is not lined. A white manufacturer's label with burgundy embroidered text reading "EXECUTIVE / APPAREL / MADE IN U.S.A." is sewn at the interior center back neck with the name "LETICIA" handwritten in the bottom right corner in black ink. Below the manufacturer's label is a white fabric label with black printed text detailing the size, fiber content, and care.

The name tag (b) is pinned to the dress on the proper left front just below the collar. It is a rectangular piece of black plastic with a cream plastic panel adhered to the front that has engraved lines reading "LETICIA". It fastens with a metal rolling safety clasp that is adhered to the center of the back.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

2001

Object number

2011.125ab

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

dresses

uniform

Medium

a: polyester and cotton blend cloth, plastic buttons;

b: plastic and metal

Dimensions

H x W: 44 x 20 1/2 in. (111.8 x 52.1 cm)

Place depicted

Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Clothing - Costume

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Actors

Clothing and dress

Costume

Film

Race relations

Record ID

nmaahc_2011.125ab

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

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