McCalls 1940, vintage hats worn with linen suits

Three linen suits each worn with a 1940s tilt hat. The lovely tailored suits are each a McCall's pattern. The stylish and fashionable vintage hats are similar to the hats available in The Vintage Hat Shop.

McCalls 1940

Vintage calote, calotte or Juliet caps. Vintage hats 1920s-1940s.

Calotte hats are rounded and fit close to the head. The capulet hats are also known as a Juliet cap, as in Romeo and Juliet-- Juliet's last name was Capulet. The skullcaps were popular in the 1920s through the 1940s and were made with a variety of materials and styles. Sometimes the hat had a stem on center top, a veil or a snood.

Take a look at the at the calot in the vintage advertisement  for Chesterfield cigarettes --

Some calottes are listed in The Vintage Hat Shop-

1940s calotte with snood

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Brown calotte with back veil

1930s black calotte

Sara Duncan quote, vintage 1940s hat

"Clothes and courage have so much to do with each other."  Sara Jeannette Duncan

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The Vintage Hat Shop

McCall's 1941 fashion patterns

McCalls 1941

Vintage Hats in the movie "Genius" worn by Nicole Kidman and Laura Linney

If you get a chance to see the movie "Genius" starring Jude Law, Nicole Kidman and Laura Linney be on the lookout for these hats. They were purchased from The Vintage Hat Shop in August 2014 by the costume designer.

 

 

Carmel Snow Quote, Sally Victor hat

"Elegance is good taste plus a dash of daring."  Carmel Snow

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sally Victor

Vintage antique wedding crowns

Recently I went to two large antique shows. I found two lots of antique vintage wedding crowns! I rarely find these treasures and to find all these in one weekend-- you can believe that I was smiling ear to ear! I can only imagine the dresses that must have been a part of the bride's ensemble. Someone treasured each crown and now I hope another bride will find each crown special, too. 
Some are already in the shop, others will be listed soon.

Coco Chanel quote

"Since everything is in our heads, we had better not lose them."  Coco Chanel

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sally Victor

Flamboyant 1940s hats with backbands

Last week I posted examples of basic backbands used on 1940s tilt hats. This week I am posting some of the gorgeous hats that have been listed in The Vintage Hat Shop that have unique backbands. Absolutely stunning.
More 1940s hats coming to the shop soon!

 

1940s McCalls fashions-- with hats, of course!

Take a peek at the 1939-40s fashions from McCall patterns.  Note the fitted midriff on each fashionable frock. Each dress has a unique and "perky" matching hat-- of course!

 

Elsa Schiaparelli quote

"In difficult times fashion is always outrageous."   Elsa Schiaparelli

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Elsa Schiaparelli

Vintage capulet hat

Capulet- Small hat conforming to shape of head and placed back from brown, sometimes with cuffed brim in front.  ( also known as a Juliet Capulet, heroine of Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet). Also known as a calotte or calote.
Straw capulet

Feather calotte

1930s calotte- wool and mohair! 

1940s capulet with snood

Audrey Hepburn and the Vintage Hat

Although packages have gone from The Vintage Hat Shop to all corners of the world, I was thrown for a loop when a package came to me! One of my customers from France sent me the magazine Jours De France because she thought I would enjoy the photo of Audrey Hepburn on the cover. I have never received a package from France before and was smiling ear to ear!!
 Oh, how I would love to find a hat similar to this one for the hat shop. Wouldn't Audrey be proud!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jours De France  Sept, Oct. 1950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you, thank you to my wonderful French customer!!

1940s tilt hat, from sad to Oo-La-La!

I recently found a 1940s tilt fuchsia hat just tossed in a corner at an antique shop. I took a close look to see if it would be a candidate for placement in  The Vintage Hat Shop.

I could see that it had good "bones" and a unique structure. Actually, I knew with a bit of work it could be a treasure!
I put it on my mannequin, Jo, for a good look--

  I never like to remove vintage veils but sometimes they just aren't repairable or attractive. Removal is the only option. So I got out my trusty seam-ripper and with the utmost care removed the velvet dotted veil.

The result is a striking tilt--a 1940s classic hat. The matching hat pin hardly was visible before, now it is the centerpiece of the forward toy tilt. 

Placed on the head at a jaunty tilt, the vintage hat exudes drama, elegance and a touch of class!

1940s fuchsia tilt

 


  Now I would say that is a hat with a load of  Oo-La-La!  Wouldn't you?!

Crochet your own 1940s tilt hat. Really??!

Tilt hats are among my favorite hats but I had not considered that many of them were hand crocheted in the 1940s. Not only did women crochet hats but purses to match.
Take a look at the styles offered in the Cordet Hat and Bag pattern book. No date is listed but the styles look to be from the mid 40s.