Hats Off!: Hat History

Hats Off!!! Hat History

The Costume Gallery Websites showcases a compensive study of hat and headgear history for several centuries. The website is divided into three sections:

20th Century Milliners / Hat Designers

Hat history slideshows of actual antique hats & antique photo collections featuring hats

Hat Articles from antique magazines & books

Please look through our Table of Contents below. Click on a hat designer's name to see their table of contents and thumbnails. To VIEW contents in password protected areas, you will need a subscription from The Costume Gallery Library. To purchase a subscription, please click HERE.

This website is primarily in English. Some webpages have English / Spanish or English / French translations.

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From Freddy to Jason, sexy to funny; most Halloween Costumes can benefit from a recognizable mask or hat. Costume hats like these are often over looked, but don't do it! Some will argue that when it comes to costumes, 'hats are the new shoes' and totally make the outfit a memorable one.

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20TH CENTURY MILLINERS / HAT DESIGNERS

About, Valentine: 1923 (3 images)

Augustine & Andrée: 1921-1923 (10 images)

Blanchot, Jane: 1921-1925 (32 images)

Bretagne, Juliette: 1923 (1 image)

Charlys, House of: 1923 (1 image)

Crozet, Marie: 1922-1923 (18 images)

DesBois, Berthe: 1923 (5 images)

Flora, House of / Chez: 1923 (3 images)

Guy, Maria: 1923 (2 images)

Hamar, Lucie: 1923 (3 images)

Jose, House of / Chez: 1923 (3 images)

Lewis: 1907-1923 (32 images)

Marson, Cora: 1923 (3 images)

Molyneux, Edward: 1922-1923 (14 images) (B)

Monnier, Jeanne Le: 1922-1923 (30 images) (B)

Roger, Camille: 1923 (6 images)

Talbot, Suzanne: 1923 (1 image)

Yerles, Marthe: 1923 (1 image)

HAT HISTORY SLIDESHOWS & ANTIQUE PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTIONS

Early 19th Century Ladies' Bonnets 55 photos: Five actual ladies' headdresses from the Virginia Commmonwealth University Fashion Dept. Collection. This presentation includes a calash bonnet and straw bonnets. Photos show frontal, side, back, inside, and overhead views.

Mid to late 19th Century Ladies' Bonnets 72 photos: Eleven actual ladies' Victorian bonnets and hats from the Virginia Commmonwealth University Fashion Dept. Collection. This presentation includes boater hats and straw bonnets. Photos show frontal, side, back, inside, and overhead views.

Hat Photo Collection: Pretty as a Picture: 1890s

Hat Photo Collection: Pretty as a Picture: 1910-1914

HAT ARTICLES FROM MAGAZINES AND BOOKS

All of the following articles are on our website. They are original articles printed in fashion magazines, books, and catalogs for the specific year.

A Year in Fashion: 1847: Ladies' Bonnets & Caps

A Year in Fashion: 1856: Ladies' Bonnets & Caps

A Year in Fashion: 1864: Ladies' Bonnets

A Year in Fashion: 1864: Ladies' Caps

A Year in Fashion: 1870: History of Bonnets

A Year in Fashion: 1882: Peterson's Magazine Fashion Plates (lots of descriptions of hats)

A Year in Fashion: 1894: The Use and Care of Feathers

A Year in Fashion: 1902: February: The Mid-Winter Millinery (Article)

A Year in Fashion: 1902: February: The Mid-Winter Millinery: Ladies' Hats Fashion Plates

A Year in Fashion: 1902: July: The Mid-Summer Millinery (Article)

A Year in Fashion: 1902: July: The Mid-Summer Millinery: Ladies' Hats Fashion Plates

A Year in Fashion: 1908: Dainty Millinery for Little Folks (girls)

A Year in Fashion: 1908: New Shapes and Trimmings for Spring and Summer (Ladies)

A Year in Fashion: 1912: American Hats for American Women

A Year in Fashion: 1922: Men & Boys Raincaps

A Year in Fashion: 1923: Band Uniforms: Hats

German Fashion History: Hair & Head-dresses: 1200-1400s: Free Access

German Fashion History: Hair & Head-dresses: 1500-1700s: Free Access

German Fashion History: Hair & Head-dresses: 1800-1870s: Free Access

Website Bibliographical Information:

Delineator Magazine, Vol. XCVII, No. 6, Nov. 1920, pp. 113-115.
L'Art et la Mode, Year 28, No. 31, Aug. 3, 1907.
L'Art et la Mode, Year 28, No. 40, Oct. 5, 1907.
L'Art et la Mode, Year 42, No. 14, April 2, 1921.
L'Art et la Mode, Year 42, No. 37, Sept. 10, 1921.
L'Art et la Mode, Year 43, No. 27, July 8, 1922.
L'Art et la Mode, Year 43, No. 50, Dec. 16, 1922.
L'Art et la Mode, Year 43, No. 52, Dec. 30, 1922.
L'Art et la Mode, Year 44, No. 1, Jan. 6, 1923.
L'Art et la Mode, Year 44, No. 4, Jan. 27, 1923.
L'Art et la Mode, Year 44, No. 7, Feb. 17, 1923.
L'Art et la Mode, Year 44, No. 9, March 3, 1923.
L'Art et la Mode, Year 44, No. 11, March 17, 1923.
L'Art et la Mode, Year 44, No. 13, March 31, 1923.
L'Art et la Mode, Year 44, No. 15, April 14, 1923.
L'Art et la Mode, Year 44, No. 16, April 21, 1923.
L'Art et la Mode, Year 44, No. 17, April 28, 1923.
L'Art et la Mode, Year 44, No. 22, June 2, 1923.
L'Art et la Mode, Year 45, No. 34, Aug. 23, 1924.

L'Art et la Mode, Year 46, No. 30, July 25, 1925.

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Disclaimer: This article is being presented as an educational resource of fashions during this era. The Costume Gallery, or its owner, Penny E. Dunlap Ladnier, does NOT sell or make sewing costumes, hats, or patterns. The publication's text is in its original format. Spelling or grammar may not appear to be correct, but were standard for the original publication date.

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