KATHARINE HEPBURN CLOTHING, COUTURE, TEXTILES
Wed, Oct 24, 2018 08:00AM EDT
specialty fashion & textile sales
Lot 60
THREE DRAMATIC EVENING HATS, PARIS, 1930-1940s
Estimate: $300 - $500
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $2,000 | $100 |
| $5,000 | $250 |
| $10,000 | $500 |
| $20,000 | $1,000 |
| $40,000 | $2,500 |
| $100,000 | $5,000 |
| $500,000 | $10,000 |
| $1,000,000 | $25,000 |
2 Paris labeled: 1 red felt, very high draped & folded crown, label "Marcelle Lely, Paris"; 1 black felt toque, upturned brim w/ bow, labeled "Noemi Lemoine, Paris"; 1 black silk shantung pleated turban, labeled "Bachrach's, Washington D.C."; all 3 excellent.Update from a fashion historian - The red felt '1940s hat by Marcelle Lely, is a modern take on the Phrygian bonnet of the French Revolution; perhaps that would've made it a very patriotic French fashion snub at the German occupying army. Because French women were deprived of clothing making materials, they got pushy with the height & volume of their hats, in defiance of the German soldiers in the streets. And this hat may be a very good example of that, especially being made of felt. So it might have some direct/precise historical significance. Or perhaps it was for the Liberation, when traditional hats of the allies were made & worn.
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