Mae West Personal Hats Designed by Various Designers
Description
Collection of hats worn by Mae West Consisting of:
(555.1)[507-5-1-PL] blue felt conical shaped hat with flattened top, turned up brim at front above a small self bow and ornamented three purple feather birds and with attached crinkled chiffon scarfing at back (label sewn into hat reads: "Created by Molle' O of Hollywood, Helen Stepner");
(555.2) [507-5-1-PL] purple straw woven cone shaped hat with open top and brim and ornamented with two purple silk flowers and green leaves and with purple faille ribbon tie (Talbert New York label];
(555.3) [507-5-1-PL] coral pink wool felt cap with self standup pleated ornamentation and ornamented at front with two black silk roses with green silk stems and leaves (Mollie Mencken Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills label);
(555.4) [507-5-1-PL] tan felt cap with standup Deco brim ornamented with brown faille ribbon (Sylvia Westwood label);
(555.5) [507-5-1-PL] black hat with tall rounded crown and turned up brim and ornamented with two pink roses, small purple flowers, black velvet bow and fine net veiling with small black dots (Studio Millinery California label)(COA);
(555.6) [507-5-1-PL] turquoise felt fedora style hat with tall brim, turquoise faille wide ribbon trim and turquoise net veiling (Talbert New York label);
(555.7) [507-5-1-PL] wide slightly turned up brim black straw hat with small crown ornamented with black large netting, ping fuzzy pom-poms, wide black faille ribbon and black crepe draping at back (Russeks Design Studio label);
(555.8) [507-5-1 box] off white straw standup dimensional halo hat with black velvet leaf snood at back (no label- custom made)
(555.9) [507-3-1] white straw wide brimmed hat with narrow tall cone shaped crown with flat top and ornamented with wide red faille ribbon set with large faux pear and with beige knitted snood at back (Pogue Cincinnati label and G. Howard Hodge New York label); (555.10) [507-5-1] black velvet cap with self stand-up ornamentation with bow (Saks- Fifth Avenue label).
(555.1)[507-5-1-PL] blue felt conical shaped hat with flattened top, turned up brim at front above a small self bow and ornamented three purple feather birds and with attached crinkled chiffon scarfing at back (label sewn into hat reads: "Created by Molle' O of Hollywood, Helen Stepner");
(555.2) [507-5-1-PL] purple straw woven cone shaped hat with open top and brim and ornamented with two purple silk flowers and green leaves and with purple faille ribbon tie (Talbert New York label];
(555.3) [507-5-1-PL] coral pink wool felt cap with self standup pleated ornamentation and ornamented at front with two black silk roses with green silk stems and leaves (Mollie Mencken Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills label);
(555.4) [507-5-1-PL] tan felt cap with standup Deco brim ornamented with brown faille ribbon (Sylvia Westwood label);
(555.5) [507-5-1-PL] black hat with tall rounded crown and turned up brim and ornamented with two pink roses, small purple flowers, black velvet bow and fine net veiling with small black dots (Studio Millinery California label)(COA);
(555.6) [507-5-1-PL] turquoise felt fedora style hat with tall brim, turquoise faille wide ribbon trim and turquoise net veiling (Talbert New York label);
(555.7) [507-5-1-PL] wide slightly turned up brim black straw hat with small crown ornamented with black large netting, ping fuzzy pom-poms, wide black faille ribbon and black crepe draping at back (Russeks Design Studio label);
(555.8) [507-5-1 box] off white straw standup dimensional halo hat with black velvet leaf snood at back (no label- custom made)
(555.9) [507-3-1] white straw wide brimmed hat with narrow tall cone shaped crown with flat top and ornamented with wide red faille ribbon set with large faux pear and with beige knitted snood at back (Pogue Cincinnati label and G. Howard Hodge New York label); (555.10) [507-5-1] black velvet cap with self stand-up ornamentation with bow (Saks- Fifth Avenue label).
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“Mae West Personal Hats Designed by Various Designers,” Film Costume Collection, accessed April 27, 2024, https://filmcostumecollection.omeka.net/items/show/1721.