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Beret

1969-1972 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This hat was made by the milliner Simone Mirman. French-born, she made her home in London where she was granted a Royal Warrant for the Queen Mother and Queen Elizabethh II. She also designed hats for Christina Dior, often making about 125 hats each season.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Gilded leather
Brief description
Woman's leather beret, designed by Simone Mirman, London, 1969-1972.
Physical description
Woman's gold leather beret made from panels of leather and trimmed with narrow gold leather strips tied into bows, which are scattered over the entire hat.
Summary
This hat was made by the milliner Simone Mirman. French-born, she made her home in London where she was granted a Royal Warrant for the Queen Mother and Queen Elizabethh II. She also designed hats for Christina Dior, often making about 125 hats each season.
Collection
Accession number
T.183-1983

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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