Mask
Hat
1993 (made)
1993 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Made from beaded and feathered silk satin, this hat was designed and created by San Francisco milliner Kenneth D. King(born in Salinas, Kansas, 1958) in 1993. The designer was inspired by Beaux-Arts architecture and the Art Nouveau style. Respected for his attention to detail and appreciated for their extravagance, King's hats appealed to a wide array of performers, including Laura Branigan or Sir Elton John. Sir Elton John is King's most important collector - he owns over 100 pieces and wore one of these hats in the John Lewis holiday 2018 commercial (the hat appears at 00:30-00:34).
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Mask |
| Materials and techniques | Beaded silk satin and feathers |
| Brief description | Hat 'Mask' made of beaded silk satin and feathers, designed by Kenneth D. King, United States, 1993 |
| Physical description | Hat made of beaded silk satin and feathers. |
| Dimensions |
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| Gallery label | Hat trick
A fancy mask could help you blend in with a fashionable crowd… Except this mask is actually a hat. Maybe it will work best with a four-eyed crowd?
[Young V&A, Imagine Gallery short object label](2023) |
| Credit line | Given by the designer |
| Summary | Made from beaded and feathered silk satin, this hat was designed and created by San Francisco milliner Kenneth D. King(born in Salinas, Kansas, 1958) in 1993. The designer was inspired by Beaux-Arts architecture and the Art Nouveau style. Respected for his attention to detail and appreciated for their extravagance, King's hats appealed to a wide array of performers, including Laura Branigan or Sir Elton John. Sir Elton John is King's most important collector - he owns over 100 pieces and wore one of these hats in the John Lewis holiday 2018 commercial (the hat appears at 00:30-00:34). |
| Bibliographic reference | Blum, Dilys, and Philadelphia Museum of Art. 1993. Ahead of Fashion : Hats of the 20th Century. Bulletin / Philadelphia Museum of Art, V. 89, No. 377-378. Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Museum of Art. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.200-1997 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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