An astounding vintage 1940s hat, comprised of a gigantic cloud of 30 layers of pure silk French dotted veiling, in soft gold and under layers of aubergine dusky plum purple dotted netting. There must be at least 60 yards of silk veiling in this! Designed by legendary milliner Lilly Dache’. Rolled like a souffle bi-corn or large “taco shell”, filled in front with a large bouquet of soft purple lilacs and green stems and leaves. In back is a bow of black silk taffeta and black silk velvet with long streamers. It looks different from every angle. Also reminds me of a Three Musketeers or buccaneer hat, something worn by a grand lady or Duchess in the Regency Empire era of the early 1800s. The hat is truly huge, and measures approx. 22″ long (front to back) and about 17″ across the center, side to side, standing about 7 high. Meant to be worn tilted at an angle, the inner crown is quite small, a round wired structured disk lined in 2 layers of black netting. A hat pin or hat holder would be required to keep the hat secure on the head, as it is quite large. Labels reads LILLY DACHE, 78 East 56th Street,, NY. A wonderful investment piece of millinery couture. I show the hat placed on a full sized adult millinery head. PLEASE SEE OUR AUCTIONS FOR MORE ANTIQUE and VINTAGE HATS, Clothing, AND MORE…. PLEASE SEE THE PHOTOS as they serve as part of the condition description. Please ask if you have questions, as hats are not returnable unless I have made some gross error in my description. Thank you for understanding. I charge actual costs or less. Thank you so much. I feel I have priced this hat well below market value. However, I will entertain reasonable offers and will respond to all offers presented. Any offers accepted, must be paid for within 24 hours or the hat will be put back up for sale. This is to be fair to all interested buyers. The item “ASTOUNDING 1940s LILLY DACHE Wide Brim HAT w Clouds of Silk Net & Purple Lilacs” is in sale since Tuesday, November 20, 2018. This item is in the category “Clothing, Shoes & Accessories\Vintage\Vintage Accessories\Women’s Hats”. The seller is “isadorafedora” and is located in Long Beach, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Size: One Size
• Modified Item: No
• Style: Wide Brim Deco Souffle Musketeer Regency
• Decade: 1940s
• Material: Silk Net Veiling Flowers plus
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Color: Gold Purple Augergine Tan
• Brand: Lilly Dache

Tags: 1940s, astounding, brim, clouds, dache, lilacs, lilly, purple, silk, wide