Friday, January 4, 2013

Obtainable Designs: The Cloche Hat

If the 20's sound boring to you, and they certainly did to me at first, here's a little item that might change your mind.  Cloche hats!  Cloche hats can be used as part of the flapper look, but I think they'd make perfect everyday wear, especially in cold weather.  Here are some modern cloche hats:




 Here's a vintage one.

And another.

Cloche hats have a secret meaning related to the wearer's relationship status, as Jacqueline Harold wrote in Fashions of a Decade:  The 1920's.  An untied knot meant you were unmarried but in love.  A tied knot meant you were married.  And a flirty bow meant you were single.

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