The Legacy of Floral Hats from 1900s to 1940s

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Trace the vintage charm of floral hats in women’s fashion. Explore how blooms shaped trends from the Edwardian era to the 1940s. Hats With Flowers: From the Edwardian Era to the 1940s The history of fashion reflects societal shifts, technological advancements, and cultural changes. Nowhere is this more evident than in headwear. Hats have played …

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Cloche Hat – How to Wear the 1920’s Hats Style

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The Cloche Hat – A 1920’s Guide to Color and Design Cloche Hat design and material The standout feature of women’s millinery in the 1920s was to frame the face, often hide it, either with narrow or wide brims. Angelina Jolie remarked on how wearing the cloche hats in the movie The Changeling, was good …

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1927 Fashion Film in Color Restored to Life

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1927 fashion film featuring cloche hats and 1920s dresses restored using AI techniques, to 4k 60 fps with added sound and a female spoken voiceover. Film archivist Murray Glass Murray Glass is native New Yorker from the Bronx, a chemist and musician, began his love for spooling old film when his father bought him a ‘toy’ …

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Vintage Hats – Made to order !

If you are looking for high quality millinery with consummate attention to every detail then mark Gail’s shop as a part of your shopping experience. She is always busy adding new designs to her shop so stop by often. If you have questions she will surely try to help you with the answer. Gail sells …

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The Cloche Hat

The Cloche Hat The french word for ‘bell’, the Cloche was reputed to have been invented by the famous ‘ queen of the milliners’ Caroline Reboux. She operated her shop at 9, avenue Matignon, Paris from the 1860s and became the most sought after of milliners in the early days of Haute couture.Among her clients …

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1920’s Women’s Fashion Revisited

Rare 1920s Color Fashion Film – This rare 1920’s fashion archive color film found by archivist Murray Glass  features some stunning 1920’s dress styles from the spring of 1928. Here it is again with a breakdown of each item of clothing as worn by some well know women of the late 1920’s. Read  our exclusive …

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