Bonnet

Camille

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Paris was the unrivaled center for creative fashion design in the 19th and early 20th century, a fact no less true for millinery than garments. The maker's creativity and originality shines through in this example in the combination of highly naturalistic lilacs with dexterously crafted abstract grapes. The use of horsehair to create the grape forms provides an appealing connection to the masterfully draped body of the hat.

The Costume Institute

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Costume Institute's collection of more than thirty-three thousand objects represents seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present.

Metropolitan Museum of Art