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Costume design drawings, black and white tuxedos; beaded black military costume; beaded red costumes, Las Vegas, 1984

Date

1984

Archival Collection

Description

Costume designs for Siegfried and Roy.
Costume Details: Beaded white tuxedo-style jackets, with black trousers, jeweled black ties; black military-style costume with beaded jacket with tassels and fur sleeves; beaded red tuxedo-style jacket with long tails, matching trousers, white shirt and beaded black tie; beaded red trousers and matching top with X crossing the chest.
Show Name: Siegfried & Roy
Site Name: Frontier Hotel and Casino

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Costume design drawings, blue and black and white beaded jackets and vests, Las Vegas, 1984

Date

1984

Archival Collection

Description

Costume designs for Siegfried and Roy.
Costume Details: Beaded black tuxedo-style jacket, with black cravat, black trousers; short black beaded jacket with black cravat, black trousers; blue jeweled jacket tied at waist with sash, with blue cravat, black trousers; black and white vertically-striped beaded jacket, with black cravat, black trousers; black and white argyle pattern jeweled V-neck sweater-vest, with white shirt sleeves, black trousers.
Show Name: Siegfried & Roy
Site Name: Frontier Hotel and Casino

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Costume design drawing, orange and gold Roman-themed showgirl costume, Las Vegas, circa 1970s

Date

1970 to 1979

Archival Collection

Description

José Luis Viñas costume design. Color photograph of drawing.
Costume Details: Two-piece ancient Roman-themed showgirl costume, comprised of vertical lines of beads; halter-style top, long split skirt, beaded belt with hanging diamond-shaped gold ornaments; matching beaded armpieces with gold cuffs; gold sandals with diamond-shaped ornaments, gold laces criss-crossing up to the knees; gold earrings; gold shield-type headdress with black feathers and hanging orange beads.
Show Name: Casino de Paris
Site Name: Dunes (hotel and casino)

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Costume design drawing, silver and white topless showgirl costume, Sun City, South Africa, circa 1970s

Date

1970 to 1979

Archival Collection

Description

Costume Details: Topless showgirl in silver beaded costume with oversized triangular beaded backpiece trimmed with white feathers; matching beaded headpiece.
Show Name: Stars
Site Name: Sun City, South Africa

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Costume design drawing, silver, bronze and white showgirl costume, Sun City, South Africa, circa 1970s

Date

1970 to 1979

Archival Collection

Description

José Luis Viñas costume design. Water color, black ink on white art paper.
Costume Details: Silver, bronze and white jewelled showgirl costume comprised of bra-style top with beaded straps, mesh tights; matching beaded necklaces, earrings and bracelets and feather-trimmed cape; tall silver headpiece.
Show Name: Stars
Site Name: Sun City, South Africa

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Costume design drawing, Spanish dance couples, Las Vegas, circa 1970s

Date

1970 to 1979

Archival Collection

Description

Costume Details: Two couples in rust and peach-colored flamenco costumes. Women are in beaded long silk dresses, men in boleros trimmed with jewels, frilled shirts and high-waisted trousers; one woman has fox fur trim on her dress and is wearing a tiara-type headpiece, all the others are wearing felt hats. Notations on back of sketch: "Danseurs Espagnols. Opening: Femme - Robe en faille recouverte en strass, chapeau et boucles d'orielles. Homme - Pantalon et gilets alpaga marron, chemise avec jabot dentelle. Reuers veste et garniture en strass - chapeau feutre. Finale: Robe en satin brodee de strass - Renard beige - boucles - peignes - bracelets - et boules pendantes en strass. Boy: Pantalon en alpaga - gilet satin - garnitures en strass - chapeau beige feutre."
Show Name: Casino de Paris
Performance Name: Finale
Site Name: Dunes (hotel and casino)

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Costume design drawings, yellow, red, blue and black costumes with wild cat motifs, Las Vegas, 1984

Date

1984

Archival Collection

Description

Costume designs for Siegfried and Roy.
Costume Details: Baggy yellow trousers with oversized yellow tunic-style top with a lion head on front, oversized teal collar and cuffs and teal sash; black oversized knee-length tunic-style top with a tiger head on front, with yellow sash; both costumes have tasseled black slippers. Red robe with tiger and leopard motifs on the sleeves, tied with a gold tasseled rope belt, baggy red trousers knotted at the ankles; dark blue robe with a black panther motif on the left sleeve and side, tied with a gold tasseled rope belt, with black trousers and boots.
Show Name: Siegfried & Roy
Site Name: Frontier Hotel and Casino

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Costume design drawing, black ruffled Spanish flamenco costume with brimmed hat and lace detailing, circa 1965-75

Date

1965 to 1975

Description

Costume Details: Black and white Spanish flamenco female dancer costume with oversized black ruffled sleeves, a white net top, black ruffles at the knees, white boots, and a black brimmed hat, shown front and back.

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Costume design drawing, blue and white feathered Indian ensemble with headdress and cuffs, Las Vegas, 1968

Date

1968

Description

Costume Details: American Indian-style costume with blue and white feathers, headdress, and shield.
Show Name: Pony Express
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino

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Costume design drawing, dancer in gold fringed mini-dress; gold bikini, Las Vegas, 1968

Date

1968

Description

Costume Details: Female dancer in fringed gold and yellow mini-dress with matching headdress; also shows gold bikini with headdress.
Show Name: Thoroughly Modern Minsky
Site Name: Thunderbird (resort)

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