Hat

John P. John designed the original version of the hat created for Vivien Leigh's character Scarlet O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind," and it was subsequently reproduced for his commercial business. The original was worn by Leigh in the scene in which Scarlet makes a gown and hat from the curtains at Tara, her family's estate, in preparation for her visit to charm Rhett Butler and ask him for financial assistance.

The rooster feet and plumes used to create the movie version, were an expression of the character making do with what materials she had available in order to evoke a lady-like and wealthy presence. Those same materials translated well into the fashions of the early 1940s, when embellishments on hats were often re-appropriated from older styles in an effort to make do during wartime. Such details were often exuberant and had a sense of humor. In this replica of the original, the rooster feet are gilt and the rooster plume is not present.