This is vintage Diana Ross, circa 1970: the cusp of her transition from Head Supreme to Miss Diana Ross, solo diva. Not only were The Supremes the top American singing group of the 60s, but they were also style leaders. Glamour was always important to them, and Diana had even planned to be a fashion designer before the music thing took off. In the early days of The Supremes—long before Motown started supplying couture gowns—Diana was the one who designed and made the dresses, supervised the hair and makeup, and created the overall high-fashion look that was the group’s signature.
By 1969 the Supremes were wearing fabulous gowns by Bob Mackie, a trend Diana continued into her solo career. That’s the look we’re going for here: sequins, halter neck, feather boa. You can do this as a solo Diana Ross costume or rope two friends into dressing up with you and go as the Supremes.
The pieces we suggest, from left to right:
1. Halter neck sequin gown in burgundy.
2. Alternate choice: Halter neck sequin gown with front slit. The halter on this dress is more vintage looking, but the front slit is totally modern. Well, you can’t win ’em all.
3. Fabulous feather boa in coral pink.
4. Burgundy sequin pumps. You want closed toe pumps with stiletto heels, in a color that’s as close to your dress as you can get.
5. Ruby-colored rhinestone tassel earrings.
6. Optional: Dreamgirls wig. If you don’t have hair that will lend itself to a late 60s beehive, this wig will fix you up.

