Hat

Designer Le Monnier French

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The piecing and geometric form incorporated in the construction of this hat is representative of the transitional period at the end of the 1920s into the 1930s. Fashion moved towards a more sleek and streamlined silhouette. With the lengthening of hemlines, came the lengthening of the bobbed hair of the twenties. Glamour took precedence over the 1920s gamine, and a softer, more seductive and wavy hairstyle, or "finger wave", worn close to the head was favorable. The headwear of this period, incorporating draped fabric similar to the style of a turban, began to move towards a more form fitted shape that exposed the face.

Hat, Le Monnier (French, active 1922–1954), wool, French

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Hat, Le Monnier (French, active 1922–1954), wool, French
Hat, Le Monnier (French, active 1922–1954), wool, French

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