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"Cauliflower" headpiece

Designer Deirdre Hawken British
2013
Not on view
Couture milliner, Deirdre Hawken is known for surrealist designs incorporating lifelike representations of food, including ice cream, bean salads, and berry-topped pavlovas, rendered in silk satin, chiffon, and beads. This headpiece is a miniature head of cauliflower, with green ruffled outer leaves, crisp stalks, and hand-sewn pearl florets. Under six inches in diameter, the vegetable sits at an angle on the side of the head, secured by a hidden elastic strap. In subject and scale, this headpiece exemplifies Hawken’s fusion of playfulness and craftsmanship.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: "Cauliflower" headpiece
  • Designer: Deirdre Hawken (British, born Reading, 1945)
  • Date: 2013
  • Culture: British
  • Medium: silk, cotton, synthetic, metal
  • Credit Line: Gift of Deirdre Hawken, 2013
  • Object Number: 2013.193
  • Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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