Not currently on display at the V&A

Hat

1961 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cream parabuntal straw hat with a petersham band along the base of the crown and ending in a bow. With a rounded dome and wide sloping brim.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Parabuntal straw and petersham
Brief description
Parabuntal straw hat with a wide petersham band, designed by Hubert de Givenchy, Paris, 1961
Physical description
Cream parabuntal straw hat with a petersham band along the base of the crown and ending in a bow. With a rounded dome and wide sloping brim.
Production typeHaute couture
Marks and inscriptions
'GIVENCHY / PARIS / Made in France' (Woven label, black on white)
Credit line
Given by Princess Stanislaus Radziwill
Bibliographic reference
Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971
Collection
Accession number
T.108-1974

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2007
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