Boa (clothing accessory)

The feathers go through bleaching or dyeing processes and are glued and stitched into lengths called "ply".

A few feather boa wearers include: dancer Isadora Duncan; singer Shirley Bassey; actor/comedian Mae West; wrestlers Jesse Ventura, Superstar Billy Graham, and Hulk Hogan; singers Scott Weiland, Celia Cruz, Janis Joplin, Cher, Marc Bolan, Gerard Way, and Elton John; and numerous other opera and cabaret singers.

Social clubs such as the Red Hat Society, or those who are involved with historic re-enactment societies, wear boas at meetings while they are often worn as a costume accessory for parties around holiday seasons such as Halloween or Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

Feather boas are worn around campus by new members of the Mask & Wig Club at the University of Pennsylvania.

Feather boas are worn for erotic seduction purposes and are at times considered fetish wear.