
Over 1,240 beautiful museum quality hats reveal the milliner's ingenuity from the 1790s to the 1970s. Among the styles displayed are ascots, bourrelets, bigonnets, chapeaux rouges, nurses' hats, Pamelas, pillboxes, toreodors, turbans, and wedding hats. They are made with materials including felts, furs (real and imitation), and feathers, and are adorned with beads, flowers, sequins, and much more!...
Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Ltd; 1st edition (May 30, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0764324039
ISBN-13: 978-0764324031
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 1.2 x 11 inches
Amazon Rank: 1579420
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I collect hats from all ages and job types. My preference is from 1920-1960. I bought the book for inspiration. I love buying what i call old lady hats at flea markets and antique stores. I then use them for period costumes. I wanted the book as a re...
milliners whose hats are shown are John B. Stetson, Tress & Co., Elsa Schiaparelli, Lilly Dache, Christian Dior, Laddie Northridge, Frank Olive, and Hattie Carnegie. The meticulously researched text provides an engaging retrospective of the millinery business. A precise glossary of terms is very useful to today's collectors and researchers. Prices reflecting the hat market today are in the captions. Vintage clothing collectors, dealers, historians, milliners, and curators all will find this an essential and beguiling reference.