Evening Hat, 1920-1928, Cotton Felt, Machine Lace, and Metallic Wire, The Mint Museum

Did y’all miss me!?  Sorry for the radio silence- I’ve been on vacation traipsing around North Carolina.  One of the stops was at the Mint Museum in Charlotte, where they are doing an exhibit on historic costume.  It was…ok.  Some of the objects were wildly mislabled and they threw all kinds of crazy modern ribbons and trim and jewelery on the mannequins and gowns, but there was still some awesome stuff.  Including this incredible hat!  And they let you take pictures, which is always fabulous.  

I’ll be posting more pictures of the costumes and accessories on my personal tumblr, thecityoftaylor.tumblr.com

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