A Paris hat from couturiere Georgette, Delineator, October 1912, pp. 272-273.
It’s hard to imagine some of these hats as suitable for fall and winter, but High Fashion isn’t supposed to be practical. The wind wouldn’t dare disturb a wealthy Parisienne.
Paris hat from Jeanne Lanvin, Delineator, October 1912. “Hat of black antique satin with a soft crown of white taffetas [sic] trimmed with pink roses.”
A Paris hat from Suzanne Talbot. Delineator, October 1912. She was a noted milliner and couturier in the 1920s. Hat of auburn velvet, self-colored tulle, with white and brown roses.
A bigger, sheer layer softens the brim of several hats.
Like Talbot, Lanvin also used a layer of sheer fabric [“frills of black tulle”] to make the hat even wider.
Georgette covered this hat with lace, which seems [to me] an odd choice for fall /winter wear. I had to put this through a photo enhancer to show the detail.
The fabric called Georgette, a crepe-like chiffon, was named after this designer. Georgette de la Plante, who was quite popular in the 1910s and 1920s.
Another very wide hat from Georgette. Delineator, October 1912. “Bell-shaped hat of black velvet rolled up at the back and trimmed with roses.”
Those gigantic hats got my attention, but there were more practical hats from chic designers:
Hat from Lanvin, Delineator, Oct. 1912. “…Black velvet with a trimming of ‘Marquis’ feather.”
“Hat of black satin with real old lace border. Soft black satin crown and ‘Neron’ rose under the brim. By Suzanne Talbot. [It’s rather like a Tam o’ Shanter.]
“Brim of black silk sponge tissue, with crown of black satin. White Prince of Wales feather at the right side. By Jeanne Lanvin.” Delineator, Oct. 1912, p. 272.
This relatively simple hat from Suzanne Talbot must have been very annoying to sit next to, or behind. “Panne velvet hat with a piping of white cloth and trimmed with two curled ostrich quills.”
If you weren’t attracted by extremely wide hats, extreme height was also an option:
“White plush hat with black satin brim rolled at the edge and trimmed with two raven’s quills in front. By Suzanne Talbot.”
“Tailor-made hat of black satin with turned-back brim and shaped bands stitched with cords. By Georgette.” [To me, it looks like a shaped felt hat, but perhaps my photo program changed its texture.]
This hat from Doeuillet is another that must have required wearers to calculate the clearance on doorways and cabs very carefully.
Paris hat by Doeuillet; Delineator, November 1912.
Naturally, the illustrators working for Butterick’s Delineator magazine tried to keep up with the latest hat styles.
Hat with a sheer overlay, like many Paris hats shown in the same issue. Delineator, October 1912.
Wide hat with curved brim, drooping feather at one side; Delineator, Oct.1912. Her coat is corduroy.
Hats shown with Butterick patterns in Delineator, October 1912.
But the hat shown in the cover illustration for October 1912 was much simpler and smaller (and sportier) than the Paris hats inside the magazine.
Delineator cover painting by Augustus Vincent Tack. October 1912.
Detail of cover illustration, Delineator, October 1912. Enhanced to show detail
Edit 9/18/19 Here is a full length picture of the blue suit and hat from October pictured above:
Illustration from Delineator, October 1912.
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Thank you for another beautiful post. the cost must have been breathtaking for all that chantilly lace. A question, though: most models seem to have short hair. What keeps a hat like this on your head, particularly at a flattering angle, if no hat pin can be employed?
I guess I should collect some photos of 1912 hair. In fact, long hair was still the norm — very long hair, worn “up” if you were an adult, plus additions called “switches.” After some women adopted short hair during WW I (1914-18 in Europe) hair might be cut shorter around the face (bangs, for instance) while the sides and back remained very long, like this 1917 ad for hairnets. So, in 1912, very long hatpins were skewered through the hat and hair. I just found this delightful article at atlas obscura. (I had not realized that there was anti-hatpin legislation!”
Thanks for educating me about the origin of georgette.
My grandmother-in-law was married in 1912, and in her wedding photo she looks as if there is an upturned pot on her head!
Hello again
Could i have the full image of this
Please don’t ask for pictures. It takes a lot of time to locate them, resize them, and then, since I can’t link to images that are not online, I would have to add it to a post, as I am doing just this once! And only because I see that Hathi.org did not notice that this page was missing from the Delineator it scanned.
P.S i wonder Did
I wonder did tam-o-shanter become popular in 1912
The Tam-o-Shanter was originally worn by Scottish men and soldiers. (Click here.) Women also wore it before 1912, and it remained in style through the 1910s, the 1920s and could be made from sewing patterns and later. In December 1912, when huge hats were in fashion, tams were recommended for wear to the theater unless you had a box seat, because huge hats were a problem in the seats that were close together. Tams were also worn in the 1930s, and never really stopped being worn. Sometimes tams were called berets; tams can be knitted or crocheted, so they rarely disappear completely.