Monday 16 March 2015

Cloche hats

Miss Fisher (Essie Davis)
 
  The Cloche derived from the French word "bell" was invented by Milliner Caroline Reboux in
1908. The Cloche is a close-fitting woman's hat with a bell-like shape, often a narrow turned-down brim or brimless, usually made of felt designed to be worn low on the forehead.
Cloches made of beads or lace for cocktail and evening wear.
Typical of the 1920s and 1930s their popularity and the shape of the hats influenced
hairstyles such as the 'Eton crop:' short, slicked crop, then worn by Josephine Baker.
  Ribbons adorning the hats indicated the wearer's status.
A Arrow-like ribbon: a girl was single but already given her heart to someone. A Firm knot meant that she was married.  A Fabulous Bow was single and had vacancies on her dance card.
Cloche hats worn throughout the year, were also made of straw or cloth depending on the season.

1960s The Cloche appeared for a brief period in Vogue.
1980 Patrick Kelly invented a version with a buttoned brim
2007 designers magazine Elle called the cloche hat the "haute accessory of the moment."
2008 Angelina Jolie wore a cloche hat in the film Changeling which was set in the late 1920.
 
2012 -2015  The TV series Miss Fisher's murder mysteries based on Kerry Greenwood's novels.
Leading lady Phryne Fisher (Essie Davis) a glamorous private detective in the 1920's, Melbourne, Australia.
The vintage costumes designed by Marion Boyce are elegant and chic, especially the Cloche hats
are simply amazing.
                                                                                                                                   




Miss Fisher
             Miss Fisher (Essie Davis)              
                                                                     
Find Beautiful, Elegant Cloches at  http://www.hatsandcaps.biz                                                                                          
 

                                                           
           
                             



                                                                     


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