Janis Joplin | Stage-worn dress from the 1968 Newport Folk Festival, and other performances

Janis Joplin

Stage-worn dress, worn at numerous performances

Baby doll-style (approximate size: women's 2). Black bra elaborately embellished with beads in floral motif, black crushed velvet skirt stitched to bra; minor tear, some wear commensurate with stage use. [With:] An issue of Newsweek, 26 May 1969, featuring Joplin in the present dress on the cover.