Cloche
Herman Patrick Tappé, designer and importer, was known as the "Paul Poiret” of New York and dabbled in millinery. While Tappé's hats are most remembered for being outlandish, in this example he shows a refined contrast in the use of informal straw and rich cutwork velvet leaves. The combination of textiles suggests that the hat would have most likely been used for around-the-town wear. The cloche gained its greatest popularity during the 1920s when its practicality suited increasingly active lifestyles and its coquettish hooded shape evoked allure and femininity.
Artwork Details
- Title: Cloche
- Designer: Herman Patrick Tappé (American, 1876–1954)
- Date: ca. 1925
- Culture: American
- Medium: straw, silk
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Frederick H. Prince, Jr., 1967
- Object Number: 2009.300.1575
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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