Re: [h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question
I thought that I had my 1940s bridal photos with the halo hats on my laptop or external hard-drive but don't. I will have to pull the photos off my master computer Wed. night. I am sorry for the delay on the photos. I saw halo hats in 1941 films on TMC Tuesday. One film was Affectionately Yours trailer, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjpRQBKNO4s shows a side view of the actress Merle Oberon's halo hat at 1:16 minute and Rita Hayworth wearing a nice halo hat at 1:48 (great view ). If I recall correctly, the earliest I have seen halo hats is 1938 in a ladies' magazine. Halo hats evolved to a skull cap with the halo added at the top and side with no brim at the back of the head. Sometimes the brim of the hat has large semi-roll to provide the halo effect. Generally the caps of the hats, do not touch the temples are forehead hairline. They are shifted back so that the brim provides the full halo effect. Think of the halo of the Virgin Mary paintings or Jesus in The Last Supper. But I have also seen this same halo effect in Byzantine paintings. These hats have been a pet project of mine for the past year. I first saw them in wedding photos with the brides wearing the hats. This is a beautiful effect. The veil is attached to the crown and flows floor length or longer. This reminds me of the Virgin Mary. Next I started noticing them in late 1930-1940s movies worn with suits. I started purchasing the halo hats at estate sales. Since I am waiting to have a space to photograph my hat collection, I moved my hat collection to a storage unit. So I don't have them in-house to snap a quick photo of one. I have wondered for a long time, what and who started this fashion trend. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question
I have a black halo hat of my mom's. It doesn't have a crown--that is , it is open on purpose at the crown. It is slightly turned up at the edges. Made of fine, black woven stuff, (straw?). Label says Marche (with an accent) Hats, New York -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of penn...@costumegallery.com Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 12:04 AM To: 'Historical Costume' Subject: Re: [h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question I thought that I had my 1940s bridal photos with the halo hats on my laptop or external hard-drive but don't. I will have to pull the photos off my master computer Wed. night. I am sorry for the delay on the photos. I saw halo hats in 1941 films on TMC Tuesday. One film was Affectionately Yours trailer, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjpRQBKNO4s shows a side view of the actress Merle Oberon's halo hat at 1:16 minute and Rita Hayworth wearing a nice halo hat at 1:48 (great view ). If I recall correctly, the earliest I have seen halo hats is 1938 in a ladies' magazine. Halo hats evolved to a skull cap with the halo added at the top and side with no brim at the back of the head. Sometimes the brim of the hat has large semi-roll to provide the halo effect. Generally the caps of the hats, do not touch the temples are forehead hairline. They are shifted back so that the brim provides the full halo effect. Think of the halo of the Virgin Mary paintings or Jesus in The Last Supper. But I have also seen this same halo effect in Byzantine paintings. These hats have been a pet project of mine for the past year. I first saw them in wedding photos with the brides wearing the hats. This is a beautiful effect. The veil is attached to the crown and flows floor length or longer. This reminds me of the Virgin Mary. Next I started noticing them in late 1930-1940s movies worn with suits. I started purchasing the halo hats at estate sales. Since I am waiting to have a space to photograph my hat collection, I moved my hat collection to a storage unit. So I don't have them in-house to snap a quick photo of one. I have wondered for a long time, what and who started this fashion trend. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Gale Owen-Crocker, please contact?
Hi, sorry for the bandwidth, but I was hoping you could contact me privately regarding your Anglo Saxon Costume dissertation? Thanks so much Genie Barrett ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question
I had a wonderful John Fredericks 'halo' of black felt. The front (ear to ear) was a 5 tapered?roll, stuffed, with a felt covered inch elastic.? Think ?mini Elizabethan bum roll on backward.? Not much to look at in the box but classiclywonderful on the head.? Also had a felt?BesBen beret? without head band that aat on the back of the head, or cocked and this also gave a halo effect. ?wonderful KSM From: Sharon Collier sha...@collierfam.com Sent 1/12/2011 11:18:33 AM To: 'Historical Costume' h-cost...@indra.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat QuestionI have a black halo hat of my mom's. It doesn't have a crown--that is , it is open on purpose at the crown. It is slightly turned up at the edges. Made of fine, black woven stuff, (straw?). Label says Marche (with an accent) Hats, New York -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of penn...@costumegallery.com Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 12:04 AM To: 'Historical Costume' Subject: Re: [h-cost] Thank you and 1940s Halo Hat Question I thought that I had my 1940s bridal photos with the halo hats on my laptop or external hard-drive but don't. I will have to pull the photos off my master computer Wed. night. I am sorry for the delay on the photos. I saw halo hats in 1941 films on TMC Tuesday. One film was Affectionately Yours trailer, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjpRQBKNO4s shows a side view of the actress Merle Oberon's halo hat at 1:16 minute and Rita Hayworth wearing a nice halo hat at 1:48 (great view ). If I recall correctly, the earliest I have seen halo hats is 1938 in a ladies' magazine. Halo hats evolved to a skull cap with the halo added at the top and side with no brim at the back of the head. Sometimes the brim of the hat has large semi-roll to provide the halo effect. Generally the caps of the hats, do not touch the temples are forehead hairline. They are shifted back so that the brim provides the full halo effect. Think of the halo of the Virgin Mary paintings or Jesus in The Last Supper. But I have also seen this same halo effect in Byzantine paintings. These hats have been a pet project of mine for the past year. I first saw them in wedding photos with the brides wearing the hats. This is a beautiful effect. The veil is attached to the crown and flows floor length or longer. This reminds me of the Virgin Mary. Next I started noticing them in late 1930-1940s movies worn with suits. I started purchasing the halo hats at estate sales. Since I am waiting to have a space to photograph my hat collection, I moved my hat collection to a storage unit. So I don't have them in-house to snap a quick photo of one. I have wondered for a long time, what and who started this fashion trend. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Gale Owen-Crocker, please contact?
On 1/12/2011 4:53 PM, Genie Barrett wrote: Hi, sorry for the bandwidth, but I was hoping you could contact me privately regarding your Anglo Saxon Costume dissertation? Replied privately on Gale's behalf. --Robin ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
