Not currently on display at the V&A

Hat

ca. 1938 (made)
Artist/Maker
Lucienne Rabaté (designer)
Place of origin
Paris (made)

Black silk satin cap with blue ostrich feather trimming.


Object details

Categories
Hats & Headwear
Fashion
Accessories
Clothing
Object type
Hat
Materials and techniques
Silk satin trimmed with ostrich feathers
Silk Satin
Ostrich Feathers
Millinery
Brief description
Silk satin hat with ostrich feathers, designed by Luciene Rabaté for Caroline Reboux, Paris, ca. 1938.
Physical description
Black silk satin cap with blue ostrich feather trimming.
Production typeHaute couture
Credit line
Given by Mrs Frank Wooster
Object history
Worn and given by Mrs Frank Wooster through Cecil Beaton
Association
Beaton, Cecil
Bibliographic references
  • Clark, Fiona: Hats: The Costume Accessories Series, (Batsford, London, 1982), colour plate 8
  • Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971 416
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.380-1974

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Record createdAugust 28, 2007
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O138779/hat-lucienne-rabaté/
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