Late 1890's/Early 1900's Hat

[atherleisure]

I finished this hat a few weeks ago, but it took me ages to get around to taking pictures.



It's a buckram and wire frame based on a Simplicity pattern (S2581, the one with the dusters), but I made the crown smaller than the pattern called for to better match pictures in a book of La Mode Illustree fashion plates I have. The brim is a bit wider than those prints, but I'm very fair and figured it was not unreasonable that someone with my coloring would favor slightly wider brims to shade her face in the period.

The cover is a navy silk faille so dark as to almost be black. The ribbon is a 4" wide rayon taffeta that I got a Costume College last year or maybe the year before. I had just the right amount of it for the puffs around the crown. The paper flowers came from Hobby Lobby.

The crown is rather small, and it is meant to sit on top of the head rather than around the head. It definitely needs full hair to look right. Without a padded out hairstyle, it looks a bit ridiculous.

I've got pictures of it on me now, but they will wait until I post about the dress I'm wearing with the hat!

Comments

[marianme]

Oh! This turned out lovely.

[atherleisure]

Thank you.