Being a vintage enthusiast, I've come across a number of unique and striking fashion items over the years, but it was Julia who sent me this link the other day:
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| 1920s silver bullion hair cloche from Antique Dress |
A hat made to resemble hair really shouldn't be so surprising, but it does raise some interesting questions about hair/hats vs. wigs, and the significance of hats like the one shown above in particular. The listing mentions that this hat was probably worn by women who wanted to adopt the fashionable flapper hairstyle without having to cut their hair. I suppose, then, what qualifies this as a hat rather than a wig is that the "hair" is a type of thread and not real hair.
I began to think of women wearing hats like this without attempting to cover their own hair underneath. How strange - or perhaps awesome - would that be?
The more I thought about hair hats, I was reminded of this lecture by Elena Fajt, a costume designer and visual artist, that took place at Parsons last fall. After browsing her website, I came across the following image:
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| Hair hat by Elena Fajt |
I don't know if Fajt had looked at 1920s hair hats before creating her own, but if this isn't a modern interpretation, I don't know what is.
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