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The Bird Hat: 1930s Evening Fun
This hat is so wonderfully whimsical that it announces the wearer is out for a good time. It would not be possible to wear such a hat and not have people strike up a conversation about it, along with many witty bird-related remarks.
1st Dibs dates it to the 1930s and details all the different materials used in making it up. The fabric of the hat is gold lamé, possibly stiffened with some sizing, which was then clearly draped over a stiff foundation of buckram so that all the soft swirls and folds would stay in place. Over the lame is copper netting. Perched on the hat is a hand-carved wooden bird with a translucent carved tail which they label as “calinoid” which means nothing to the Oxford English Dictionary, so maybe they mean some kind of early plastic? of which there were many? in any case, this bird sports a cascading tail of feathers which are dyed and then heated and shaped to curl ever so nicely around the back of the head and down around the chin. Just waiting for a pretty face to flatter.
This is one of those charming, playful evening hats which make my students sigh for the days when you could wear a hat out at night without feeling self-conscious about it. And yes, they literally sigh over these things. It was only in the late 1950s when big hair arrived and in the 1960s when all rules of dress formality got dumped by the young Baby Boomers that women’s hats disappeared from everyday life. Except for the Kentucky Derby and royal weddings.
You can find this one online here: https://www.1stdibs.com/fashion/accessories/hats/1930s-gold-lame-sculpted-perch-hat-bird-feather-accent/id-v_9575932/
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Vintage 1930s Juliet cap in cream felt with bows and full face black veil coming tonight to HighHatCouture.com . . . . . . . . . . #vintagehat #vintagegirl #vintageisbetter #1930s #1930sfashion #1930sdress #1930sstyle #julietcapulet #veils #fallstyle #autumnvibes #oldhollywoodglamour #oldhollywoodglam #Hats #hatlove #hatday #millinery #vintagemillinery #vintagehatsforsale #vintagefinds #vintageforsale #classystyle #modestfashion #bramstoker #womenwhowearhats #levelup #vamp #autumnaesthetic https://www.instagram.com/p/CjjL4_GgD9l/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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oh, The Female Economy: The Millinery and Dressmaking Trades 1860-1930 (Wendy Gamber, 1997), we're really in it now
#just read this and I love it so much#history#dress history#clothing history#fashion history#women's history#book recs#nonfiction
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1930 Peter Robinson Millinery ad
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Exciting Con News !
We are beyond thrilled to announce that the amazing Marion Boyce will be joining us at Miss Fisher Con in St. Paul, Minnesota!
Marion designed the costumes for all three seasons of the original Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries TV show, and her genius at historical style and attention to detail were instrumental in igniting the fans’ passionate love of the show.
With designs that incorporated vintage pieces, hand-built millinery, and a distinct “look” for each character, Marion won an AACTA Award for Best Costume Design in a Television Series for series 2 and she was nominated again for series 3. Read about all of her accomplishments on our website, and get excited!
And if her professional credentials aren’t enough, she’s also amazingly kind and welcoming - she opened her Melbourne studio to more than 30 Miss Fisher Fans in early 2020 for a tour and tea. Those who attended were able to get up close and personal with many of Phryne’s things, including the black satin fighting cocks kimono and the break-in beret. Iconic!
We are so looking forward to to chatting with Marion, and we hope you are too.
We’ll see you there!
https://www.missfishercon.com/vip-2023
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“A 1930s Art Deco advertisement for the Pretty Hat Machine, a mechanical device for rapidly producing attractive millinery”
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Ish-ti-opi, "an Indian concert singer" and aka Wesley Leroy Robertson, performed in Artist Series in the 1939-40 school year. See the signature? “To the ushers, Cordially Ish-ti-opi.” The Oklahoman reported in 2017:
Wesley Leroy Robertson, a Choctaw Indian, was born in 1901 in Caddo, Indian Territory. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1924 and continued his studies in New York City, where he began his professional singing career.
According to the Encyclopedia of the American Indian in the Twentieth Century:
In the early 1930s, Robertson coached and studied with noted voice teacher Andres de Segurola in California, supporting himself by working at a millinery shop in Hollywood where he made hats for film actresses. He performed in 1932 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles with the Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra at the formal opening of the Olympic Games... From the mid-1930s, he spent most of his time in southern California where he did film work. The famous 'victory yell of the savage bull-ape' in the Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan films of the 1930s is actually the dubbed-in voice of Ish-Ti-Opi. (This is one of several versions of the origin of the famous yell.)
The Oklahoman's Music News and Views column May 2, 1937, included this item when he performed Oklahoma City:
Many Oklahomans have followed with interest the career of Wes. L. Robertson, Indian baritone, who under his native cognomen, Ish-ti-opi, has toured a considerable part of the west coast and some half dozen of the leading European cities, earning for himself, during the six years since he left here, a considerable reputation as an interpreter of American Indian songs and legends.
Although Ish-ti-opi usually includes a group of Italian, French and English songs on his concerts for the sake of variety, his Indian songs, given in costume and with pantomime, are naturally the distinctive feature of his appearances. He possesses a baritone voice of unusual quality, excellently schooled, and he brings to the legends a wide knowledge of native lore. Among the comments of noted musicians who have heard him sing, he points out with particular satisfaction that of Mary Garden who described him as an artist who 'creates a most pleasant atmosphere, giving a feeling of great space, and taking one out of oneself...'
Wesley Robertson made many appearances, including a performance June 11, 1939, at "the most famous hot dog picnic in American history."
Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of President Franklin Roosevelt, wrote in her newspaper column, My Day, for June 13, 1939, describing the visit of the King and Queen of England to the Roosevelt's Hyde Park home:
After lunch Princess Te-Ata and Ish-Ti-Opi gave a short program. the platform was built around the trees and the setting was quite perfect for the Indian songs and legends. This was the only American music which was not on our program at the White House, and I think I can say that both the King and Queen enjoyed it. I watched them when Princess Te-Ata was doing a story in Indian sign language, and they seemed much amused.
Ish-Ti-Opi is quite a remarkable actor as well as a singer. His song of the last weaving, when the old woman is putting into her blanket the end of her life, has much of the sadness which one feels in the songs and stories of both Negroes and Indians. A proud people, our American Indians, and I liked the grace with which both these representatives of the first inhabitants of our land carried themselves when they were presented to Their Britannic Majesties...
Wesley Robertson went on to become an Indian activist, appearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee in 1942 denouncing the failure of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board. In his later years, he owned a millinery shop, designing and making hats, and worked as a movie publicity agent. He died in 1970.
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Vintage 1930's SEARS MILLINERY Sequin Wool Cloche Hat ebay pistolstrannys
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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Vintage Sears Millinery Wool Felt Henry Pollack Ritz , Hat with Back Ribbon.
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2021 Project Goals
January 6, 2021
Last year I finished a dream project of mine (the white Regency dress). This year I'd like to expand my Regency wardrobe with some help from my stash and lay the groundwork (or the foundation) for getting into the late 1890s.
I also have a new-to-me sewing machine! It's a Singer 5825 (if memory serves) and will need a suitably musical name and probably a professional cleaning. It has a LOT more knobs and levers than I'm used to!
What follows is an absurdly aspirational list of project ideas for 2021. *Top priority projects are starred.
Regency Era
I've got a solid basic garment, decent underthings, and some nice jewelry, so it's time to expand my wardrobe and level up! I also intend to purchase a pair of long gloves and silk stockings this year.
*A Chemisette - I intend to use fabric left over from my white dress for this, and one of the patterns from the AD Guide.
*Open Robe with Removable Sleeves - I have a silk-like fabric in my stash that would look stunning for the American Duchess/Simplicity 8941 pattern! I'll make the sleeves removable for maximum versatility.
Open Robe 2 with Short Sleeves - I've got a plum-colored striped poly taffeta that would look lovely for an open robe like this. Patterning it could be a fun challenge!
*Headwear - I have my eye on a straw bonnet which I would decorate, but I may also make a turban, or even dive into millinery with a Timely Tresses kit or an Out of a Portrait pattern.
Reticules - I have two poly damask scraps that would be fun as reticules, and plenty of other scrap fabric too. Any I make will be lined in scrap cotton.
Vest/Spencer/Bodice - I have a lot of stash fabrics that enough to make a spencer - yet alone a dress - but they would make excellent bodices to wear over my white dress!
1895-1905-ish
Time for a new era! I've always adored turn-of-the-century fashions, but I know that I'll need proper foundations before I start planning anything else, so this is my entry point to this era.
*Corset - This will be the most structural piece and my first foray into corsetry! I intend to start this right away and give myself all year to finish. I'm currently looking at patterns in the Symington collection as a starting point.
Combinations - Definitely of the split-leg variety, with lots of ruffles and lace. I think I'll use either Truly Victorian's E02 Edwardian Underwear pattern or Folkwear 203 Edwardian Underthings.
Corset Cover - Using the same pattern, probably.
Small Bustle/Bum and Hip Pad - I'm not curvy in the slightest, so I'll need some... extra help. Something like this or this (or maybe I'll just buy one of those.) Virgil's Fine Goods also has a hip and bum pad pattern out.
Bust Enhancer - Again, sometimes the proper silhouette requires some added enhancements. Wearing History has this e-pattern for a "Bust Improver."
*The GapToThePast blouse - I bought it, took it apart with the intention of improving the sleeves... and then didn't.
Misc.
*1930s Bra and Tap Pants - I bought Reconstructing History's 1336 awhile ago and just never got around to it. I'll start with a wearable mockup from stash fabric, but I might eventually do a set from nicer fabric.
18th Century Shirt - Truly a classic. I think I deserve one. I think it would improve my life. I want to splurge on linen.
Handkerchiefs - I already have some nice handkerchief-sized pieces of white cotton set aside from when I made my neckerchief/fichu. They just need to be hemmed and embroidered.
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Thank you for loving hats at HighHatCouture! This week has been hopping. I’m off to Amsterdam! all orders placed after Saturday won’t be shipped out until July 7th. . . . . . . . . . #hats #hatclub #hatlover #millinery #vintage #vintagehats #vintagehat #1940s #1930s #1950s #1960s #strawhat #1950spinup #1950shousewife #1940shat #1940sfashion #summerhat #etsyshop #vintagehatshop #womenwhowearhats #pinupstyle #rockabillystyle #oldhollywoodglamour https://www.instagram.com/p/CfME4XBgmvS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Oh, my! Such Hats!
These hats are such inventive uses of felt and fabric that they reminded me why I so enjoy making hats and wearing them. They are all part of an upcoming sale at Augusta Auctions. They date them as from the 1920s to 1940s when hats were a normal part of a women’s public outfit. Small hats were common throughout those decades and playful hats showed up too.
I suspect both the yellow and the grey one are built upon a blocked foundation shaped to a plain head block. Then the yellow petals--so playful and whimsical--were cut and shaped by hand with the help of some steam before they were attached. Of course, you have to feel confident that your face is as beautiful as a flower to pull this one off. Or you have to be a pixie.
The grey one manages to be more sober because of its color and still playful because of its wings. It is made of draped fabric that may well have been a suit fabric. Then stiffened wings, which give in some height, could have been created with buckram or milliner’s wire. Both of these probably have combs in the head band to push through your hair which would allow a secure fit.
The red one, I think, is entirely sewn from felt although the top portion may have been blocked. But it would be easy enough to have created this beret shape from two circular pieces of sewn felt. The back strap is what allows you to wear it at an unlikely angle on the head without worrying about it falling off. The flower and the loop are made of the same felt, again cut and then shaped by hand with steam. The beret is a traditional shape, but the bright color signals a woman ready for some attention.
You can find Augusta Auctions here: https://augusta-auction.com/
And if you are now itching to learn millinery, and who could blame you, you can find workshops, including multi-day ones, at Judith M. Millinery here: https://www.judithm.com/product-category/workshops-at-judith-m/
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Recent Acquisition - Photograph Collection
300 block of East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia.
Dated 1938
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