Drill Team Hats & Uniforms

Drill Team Hats & Uniforms

Set of Chinese American girls Drill Team Costumes including Hats Shirts Over Bodice Pants Skirt Belt Cuffs. A: One Headdress H: 7.25" Dia: 6" Red silk covered head band stiffened with card board has seven tongue like projections pointing upwards and two comma shaped projection pointing downward at each side. The projections are wired for stiffness and two end ones have been rewired to the sides of the head band. The head band has seven scalloped shapes long the front bottom edge. The band scallops and the comma shaped ear flaps are covered with sequins and outlined in red braid stitched with white thread. Each tongue like projection has two red synthetic fiber pompoms attached with curled wire creating a spring like base. The inside of the head dress is covered with silver paper which is coming off in places. A fastening at the back of the head band which was probably a piece of elastic is missing. This may have been the leader' hat since there is only one. B - N: 13 Headdresses H: 6" Dia: 6" Red colored red satin head band narrows towards the back and has seven tongue like projections extending from top pf head band and two comma shaped projections hanging down on each side near the ears. The head band has seven flowers made of red mesh braid forming the petals which have small brilliants glued to their edges. And a clear plastic bead in the center. Along the lower edge of the band mesh braid forms a line of petals and brilliants. These are trimmed with a white and silver mesh braid. Above this is a yellow curled fringe band. The coma shaped ear flaps which are wired to the head band have two similar flowers and are outlined with yellow braid stitched with white thread. The tongue like projections are decorated with similar larger flowers with out brilliants. All the flowers are formed with wire and attached to the head dress with wire. The inside of the stiffened head dress is covered with silver paper. The back ends of the head band are fastened with a piece of black elastic. All but D and L show the remains of yellowish foam band on the inside of the head band. A has a safety pin on the back elastic some brilliants are missing from the flowers. . D the elastic is missing. F has the remains of masking tape on the inside. G has a split in the headband near the front. H has a strip of masking tape where the foam was held in place. I the elastic is stitched on with white thread. K has a bobby pin attached to the elastic. L the elastic has been shortened with stitches. M the elastic has been shortened with a tuck. O - V: Eight Shirts H: 27.25 W: 60" synthetic red satin long blouse has long sleeves cut in one with an extension at the lower end of the sleeves. Sleeves are gathered with elastic at the wrist. The blouse is cut so that it narrows at the waist and there are vents on each side a the bottom. There is a stand up collar which is decorated with silver sequins and metallic thread in a wave like design . The satin band is added to the left front which fastens with six snap fasteners. There are French seams and biased tape binding on the inside. O has additional line of pink sequins around top edge of collar and there are brownish marks on the front; P has the initials K E embroidered in black on inside back collar and a twill tape tab is sewn below this there is a hook and eye closing on the collar. Q has the letter "L" written in black ink on inside upper back; R same as Q and has a twill tape tab sewn at the bottom collar; S had a piece of adhesive tape stuck to inside back collar with name Kathy Chinn written in ink. The letter "S" is written in ink on upper back and hook and eye closing at the collar; T has the remains of tape on inside back collar; U has hook and eye closing at the collar and has white spots on front and back (bird droppings?); V There was masking tape label stuck to inside back collar with the Name "Lander Wong" written in ink. The tape has been removed. W - Y: Three Over bodices L: 20" W: 17" Red silk bodices decorated with silver sequins and bugle beads. The front and back of the bodice have scalloped edges which narrow towards the waist. The neck is finished with red silk binding. The bodice is lined with lighter red synthetic material interlined with coarse lined material. And has brown interfacing. There are six snap fasteners down the back.The sequin decoration has three large glowers and leaves in the center of the front and back surrounded at the neck and sides with bands of smaller flowers and tendrils. W: frayed at the shoulders and reinforced with red zig zag stitching. Inside the front at the neck is remains of masking tape. X: Frayed at the shoulders and reinforced with red zig zag stitching. Inside the front at the neck is remains of masking tape. A woven cloth label on the front inside neck has Th e manufacturers name "Wah Mee Co. embroidery 182 Tung Choi St. 2nd Fl." with Chinese Characters on both sides. Y: A woven cloth label on the front inside neck has Th e manufacturers name "Wah Mee Co. embroidery 182 Tung Choi St. 2nd Fl." with Chinese Characters on both sides below the label is piece of adhesive tape with name "Cookie Chinn" printed in blue ink. On the back band to which the snap fasteners are attached a company name "Foo Wah H.K. " is woven all along one edge. The silk is frayed at the shoulders and it has not been repaired. Z - EE six pairs of red synthetic satin pants H: 34" W: 25" wide legged pants with ane elastic encased waist and ankles. Cut I n four pieces. Some of the pants had masking or adhesive tapes labels with names on them. These have been removed. The names include: "Staci Kaylene Lilian Maryanne Suemay Jolene Tom Angela Chan Doreen Eng". Z: Marilyn Chin written in ink on adhesive tape attached to the inside back. AA: the name Kathy Chinn is written on adhesive tape on inside back. The ankles are frayed. BB the name Karen W. is embroidered ion inside waistband. The pants are stained. CC: the crotch is worn through. DD: The holes in the legs and crotch have been repaired with zig zag stitching and an iron on patch. EE: There is a hole in the crotch and repairs made by insetting pieces of satin. FF - JJ: five red silk satin skirt panels H: 31.5" W: 26.5" Each skirt panel consists of a cotton waist band with 15 - 3" wide panels hanging from it. Each has two sections. The top section ends in a point extending half way down the panel. From this point and to each side hang three red silk frayed tassels. The bottom section also ends in a point and there are sequined motifs on the bottom of the upper and lower sections. The motifs consist of semi - circular lines resembling waves with a flame like shape rising above out lines in silver bugle beads and filled with gold sequins.Panels are lined with lighter weight red material and the skirt panels are tied on with white cotton cord. knotted through loops on each end of the waist band. FF: Panels are all frayed at the top and four panels have large holes in them. On the inside of the waist band the name Joyce Law was written on masking tape which has been removed. GG: Panels are frayed at the top and large hole in one of them. HH: Panels are frayed at the top and large hole in one of them. Has red zizg zag stitching reinforcing ten panels at the top "Angela Chan" written in ink on masking tape which has been removed. II: Panels are frayed at the top and large hole in three of them. In two places on the front band the number 32 is written in black ink. Some of the tassels the red dye has been bleached out. JJ: Frayed at the top holes in two panels four panels have been reinforced with red zig zag stitching at the top. KK - NN: Four red synthetic satin belts L: 30.5" W: 2.5" Straight belts which have been stiffened are lined with red cotton and decorated with wavy lines with silver and gold sequins. The ends can be fastened together with two sets of flat hooks and eyes KK: At one end additional sequins have been added with white stitching s the belt could be used by larger person. LL: At one end the belt is undecorated and has two sets of snap fasteners so the belt can fit a smaller person. MM: Two sets of black hooks and eyes located for a medium sized person. On the inside the name "Joyce Law" was written on masking tape which has been removed. NN: Has silver and red sequins added to one end and three sets of eyes with one set of hooks so belt can be adjusted. On the inside written in ink is the name "Sue May Eng". OO - BBB: Seven Pairs of cuffs H: 6.5" W: 9" right and left hand cuffs made of red synthetic satin lined with red cotton. Designed with a wide band at the bottom and a semicircular piece at the top which lays flat until it is wrapped around the wrist and fastened with three sets of snap fasteners. There are two four petaled flowers outlined with bugle beads and filled with gold sequins. Silver sequin tendrils and borders encircle the flowers. OO: Missing some tendrils and has two sets of hooks and eyes to make cuffs smaller. PP: some sequins missing from tendrils revealing coarse white thread. QQ: Some sequin tendrils are missing and has white residue from adhesive tape. RR: The name Sandra Lee written in ink on scotch tape which has been removed. SS: three snap fasteners have been moved to make cuffs smaller.On the upper back written in ink on the lining is "Left". The names Fannie Tam and Doreen Eng were written on masking tape which has been removed from the back. TT: Part of the lower flower is missing and the outline of bugle beads is also missing. UU: some sequin tendrils are missing and the upper sequin border is loose. VV: Extra extension has been added to one side of the cuff. WW & XX Some sequin tendrils are missing and the remains of adhesive tape has been left on the back.YY Adhesive tape residue on the back.ZZ: some sequins are missing from a tendril on the front revealing the white cord beneath. AAA: Parts of lower flower are missing. BBB: Sequins are missing from the tendrils revealing white thread beneath.

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