1870's Straw Hats
This collection of straw hats from the 1870's show some of the styles of that time. At the beginning of the 1870's styles were quite flat and tended to be worn very far forward on the head. By the end of the decade they were taller and could be worn forward or a bit further back, as the hairstyle dictated. In between it was almost anything goes! Few decades have seen as many diverse shapes, but one thing connected them all and that was a high degree of ornamentation - sometimes so much that the shape of the hat is no longer discernable! Have 1870's hats made for your production in any style or colour.
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This 1870 hat is made of braided straw rescued from another hat that had been cut down. The straw was hand stitched to a wired buckram base.
The area between the crown and diadem was trimmed with a gathered yellow taffeta ribbon. Roses and forget-me-nots in pink, blue and greenish-gold trim the right side.
Streamers are made of flocked pink net covered with pink tulle and trimmed with narrow pink lace. A wired yellow ribbon bow graces the top.
This little hat is lined with soft cotton in a floral print, just for fun. Horsehair (crinoline) tabs are attached providing a spot to pin the hat to the hair.
The crown is trimmed with apricot and pink roses, as well as blue forget-me-nots. A pink-peach taffeta ribbon is gathered across the front between the crown and diadem.
Peach posit ribbon forms a partial bow with strings. Streamers of beige net are trimmed with off-white scallops.
The inside of this little hat is lined with linen. Horsehair tabs are available to pin it to the hair.