Floral hats ~ More floral hats ~ Even more floral hats

European and American styles of the 19th century perennially employed floral embellishment as the perfect addition to the wide assortment of bonnet and hat styles a woman could wear. During the 20th century, floral hats blossomed in the Oughts, the early Teens, the late Thirties, the Fifties through the early Sixties. The majority of the examples seen in this exhibition come from the flowering of millinery during the years following World War II through 1962. European dress may be what is narrowly viewed as fashion, but the use of floral headgear is not limited by geography. Many Pacific Island peoples have traditions of botanical costume and hair embellishment. Central and South American peoples have sported floral crowns and garlands.

Charles Schneider's fashion photography

Whitsitt's ~ "The House that Hats Built"

Hats and the Del Mar Race Track