Posts tagged purple
Hats from History
By Charles Bretherton, 1782, via the British Museum.
(Thanks to sew18thcentury.com for posting this!)
Quaker Bonnet, 1860. LACMA.
This bonnet reminds me a lot of this bonnet. I love the soft dove color!
Promenade bonnet ca. 1882 via The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ooooh! The ruching on the underside of the brim! So pretty!
A Millinery fashion plate from June 1898.
Charming use of flowers!
Bonnet ca. 1862 via The Los Angeles County Museum of Art
What a truly spectacular color. Just look at those silk ribbons. I want to press my face against them!
1880s bonnet, Musee Mccord.
Why oh why can’t we get ribbon like that anymore??
(Source: mccord-museum.qc.ca)
Ladies’ Museum, 1802.
From my fashion plate Tumblr: Dames a la Mode
Fashion plate, 1880 France, Revue de la Mode
Hidden picture has a close-up of the hats! Take a look!
A silk covered straw hat that I made to sell At Ft. Frederick Market Fair this weekend. I kinda want to keep it…it turned out prettier than I imagined it would!
