Hat
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.
Artwork Details
- Title: Hat
- Designer: Le Monnier (French, active 1922–1954)
- Date: 1930
- Culture: French
- Medium: wool
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. George B. Wells, 1957
- Object Number: 2009.300.1511
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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