Ladies with Really Big Hats

[Warbaby]

Could this hat have been the inspiration?
They are a wee bit similar, Warbaby.... but i think i like this one below better!

Now that's a truly silly hat!

 

[Warbaby]

The ever-so-fashionable furry flowerpot look...

 

[zetwal]

We're all silly. It's only a matter of perspective -

I do love seeing the hats in this thread. Please keep 'em coming.

 

[cecil]

Stumbled upon this photograph of Kate the Great and thought it was appropriate!

 

[chanteuseCarey]

love this one!

Nice big hat, fabulous dress...

 

[HadleyH]

Not too big but very healthy!

More recent but, who can forget the Brazilian samba actress Carmen Miranda and her fruit salad hat? She was so much fun!

 

[chanteuseCarey]

Ah yes, the lady with the "Tutti fruitie hat"!

More recent but, who can forget the Brazilian samba actress Carmen Miranda and her fruit salad hat? She was so much fun!

 

[HadleyH]

Ah yes, the lady with the "Tutti fruitie hat"!

Exactly chanteuseCarey! she was so famous in the 1940s!

But i like more flowers myself! [huh]

 

[Warbaby]

I like the whispy white feathers around the brim of this hat - it's the perfect touch for her white summer outfit. Nice dog, as well. Anybody know what kind of dog it is?

 

[Warbaby]

Another canine fashion accessory...

 

[zetwal]

I like the whispy white feathers around the brim of this hat - it's the perfect touch for her white summer outfit. Nice dog, as well. Anybody know what kind of dog it is?

The two dogs do look remarkably similar at a glance. And what I can see of general body structure makes me think that they could be sighthounds of some sort. Russian Wolfhounds perhaps?

I think that's probably the general type, but sometimes the smallest anatomical details (such as toes or such) can distinguish one breed from another. And of course they may not be pure breeds in any case.

 

[lady eel]

I believe it (or they) are Borzoi, often featured in art and photos from Victorian to Deco periods

 

[Warbaby]

I believe it (or they) are Borzoi, often featured in art and photos from Victorian to Deco periods

Thanks, lady eel - I thought they might be Borzoi, the Definitive Deco Dog, but the head of that first one didn't look quite long and narrow enough. Might be a mix, though.

 

[Warbaby]

This hat isn't quite as excessive as some of the others, but the gown is absolutely gorgeous...

 

[ValenciaCalling]

Beneath those plumes, this hat looks suspiciously like a basket...

Hahaha! Indeed, Warbaby!

 

[Warbaby]

And now for some fabulous creations in fur...

 

[chanteuseCarey]

I WANT this set!!! I'd wear it...

And now for some fabulous creations in fur...

 

[HadleyH]

Little ladies also were forced to wear really big hats! Fashion is fashion, isn't it?

 

[Warbaby]

Little ladies also were forced to wear really big hats! Fashion is fashion, isn't it?

Now I've gotta go through my files and see if I have any photos of Little Ladies in Really Big Hats...

Meanwhile, here's a wonderfully plumed hat with more fabulous fur:

 

[Warbaby]

Little Girls in Really Big Hats...

Yes, Hadley, little girls did indeed get topped with big hats now and then: