Tuesday, January 3, 2017

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

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Coming to The Vintage Hat Shop! Preview

Oh, it has been a busy season at The Vintage Hat Shop. Many new/vintage hats are cleaned, embellished, photographed and ready for "the shop". 



Molded indented toque with ostrich feather accent.

Faux fur cloche

1950s asymmetrical cocktail hat

White fedora with ostrich feather accent

Black velvet with antique rhinestone pin and ostrich feather

1930s black calotte, Juliette cap

Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Children wearing Vintage Hats, 1897.

Manistee County Historical Museum

Children dressed in Sunday best, 1897. Love, love the perfect hats and holding hands!!

Monday, December 26, 2016

Betty Co-Ed vintage hats-- 1930s, 1940s



Beginning in the 1930s smart and sporty hats were introduced called "Betty Co-Eds". These striking and stylish hats were especially appealing to the new era of college women. Note the label-- "Hats of Youth".




















Thursday, December 22, 2016

Vintage 1950s black hat, Irene Dunn

As I was searching for photos to match some of the 1950s  hats currently listed in The Vintage Hat Shop, I came across this photo of Irene Dunn.  A perfect example of the 50s woman of fashion!





The mushroom toque is a similar style but without the veil. Both have clean classic lines in the symmetrical 1950s style.