FASHIONABLE STRAW AND VELVET BONNET FROM PARIS

FASHIONABLE STRAW AND VELVET BONNET FROM PARIS

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$110.00

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Item Code: 1307-56

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The latest style from Paris! A fashionable straw and velvet bonnet with a dashing appearance from the Texas Civil War Museum. The bonnet is made from brown fancy-weave straw. Olive green velvet trims the front of the brim. A ruched knot of velvet fabric accented with pale pink paper flowers accents the front of the brim and the top of the crown. The back of the crown is covered with large loops and twists of wide pale gray grosgrain ribbon with a satin edge. Narrow velvet ties with an arranged bow fasten on the left side of the face with a snap closure.  The bonne is lined with ivory silk. A label for “Caroline Reboux, 23, Rue De La Paix, Paris” is in the back of the bonnet.

Condition: Very Good.

Caroline Reboux (circa 1840–1927) was a Parisian milliner and French fashion designer. She opened her first boutique at 23 rue de la paix in Paris in 1865, which she continued to operate throughout her life. Reboux opened other shops in Paris and London starting in 1870. She trained other milliners who became famous in their own right, including American milliner Lilly Daché and French milliner Rose Valois. Reboux's most famous shop (opened in 1935) was located at 9 Avenue Matignon in Paris, which carried on operating after her death for almost three decades under the direction of Lucienne Rabaté [fr] known as "Mademoiselle Lucienne" the most famous parisian milliner at that time.

Reboux was the first person in fashion design to add a veil to women's hats, also promoting the vogue of colored veils. She created unique hat innovations, updating models such as the large-brimmed straw Gainsborough hats, and she is credited as one of the earliest milliners to introduce the cloche hat in 1914. For over fifty years, from about 1870, she was known as the queen of creative fashion hats and given the nickname "Queen of the Milliners." She was appointed to represent Parisian commerce at the Paris World's Fair of 1900.  [cs][ph:L]

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