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A hat such as this one would be suitable for a cocktail party or dinner.\r\n\r\nThis hat was designed by milliner ‘Paulette’ (Paulette Marchand, 1900-84), who designed and made hats for many of the top Parisian couturiers such as Robert Piguet and Elsa Schiaparelli.  Her hats were also favoured by celebrities such as Edith Piaf and Greta Garbo.","physicalDescription":"Closely fitting skull cap of yellow and black game feathers, probably chicken, and two hat pins. With 2 'horns'.","artistMakerPerson":[],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Paulette","id":"A20699"},"association":{"text":"milliner","id":"AAT25356"},"note":""}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"Feathers","id":"x35691"}],"techniques":[{"text":"Millinery","id":"x39135"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Dyed feathers","categories":[{"text":"Hats and headwear","id":"THES48943"},{"text":"Fashion","id":"THES48957"},{"text":"Womenswear","id":"THES49044"},{"text":"Accessories","id":"THES48998"}],"styles":[{"text":"1950s","id":"x37508"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&F","id":"THES48601"},"images":["2007BM6208","2007BM6207"],"imageResolution":"low","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"004","id":"THES326409"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"003","id":"THES409858"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"003","id":"THES409858"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"hat","id":"AAT46106"}],[{"text":"hat-pin","id":"AAT209304"}],[{"text":"hat-pin","id":"AAT209304"}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Paris","id":"x29068"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1950s","earliest":"1950-01-01","latest":"1959-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by Mrs D.M. Haynes and Mrs M. Clark","dimensions":[],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"Opal Holt was born in Canada in 1887 but lived in the US until the end of the Second World War.  She travelled extensively between the wars and was in the first plane to land in Bali.  She married Herbert Holt, a Canadian who lived a large part of his life in England, as her third husband in 1946.  They came to England and Europe every summer and Opal Holt began buying clothes in Paris for her life in England, and for the Bahamas in Winter, over a period of about thirty years.  She died in 1980.\r\n\r\nGiven by Mrs D.M Haynes and Mrs. Clark (nee Holt; Opal Holt's step-daughters).","historicalContext":"Milliner 'Paulette' (Paulette Marchand, 1900-84) established her eponymous millinery shop in 1939, first on the Avenue Victor-Emmanuel and later the Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt.\r\nShe worked throughout the war, designing for Robert Piguet.  She went on to create hats for Schiaparelli, Chanel, Cardin, Ungaro, Mugler, and Laroche.  She designed hats for Greta Garbo and Edith Piaf, and designed the Duchess of Windsor's hat for the Duke's funeral.  She received the Legion of Honour in 1974, and continued working up until her death.","briefDescription":"Closely fitting skull cap of feathers with two hat pins, made by Paulette, Paris, 1950s","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"Haute couture","id":"THES48861"},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"[group label]\r\n\r\nHats\r\n\r\nHats were regarded as the finishing touch to an outfit. A wide choice was available, from large picture hats to tiny, feathered creations that perched on the head, secured only with a hat pin. [34 words]\r\n\r\n1. Yellow and black feathers\r\nPaulette (Paulette Marchand, 1900-84)\r\nParis\r\n1950s\r\nWorn by Mrs Opal Holt, and given by Mrs D.M. Haynes and Mrs M. Clark\r\nV&A: T.151-1982\r\n\r\n2. Horsehair hat trimmed with fabric rosebuds\r\nSimone Mirman\r\nLondon\r\n1953\r\nWorn by Doris Langley Moore\r\nV&A: T.113-1980\r\n\r\n3. Pink velvet \r\nAage Thaarup (1906-87)\r\nLondon\r\n1950s\r\nGiven by Mrs Blair Cook\r\nV&A: T.255-1985\r\n\r\n4. Black ostrich feather\r\nCristóbal Balenciaga (1895-1972)\r\nParis\r\nAbout 1955\r\nGiven by Mrs Loel Guinness\r\nV&A: T.60-1974\r\n\r\n4.\tYellow straw \r\nJacques Heim (1899-1967)\r\n1950s\r\nGiven by Mrs Vivienne Lawrie\r\nV&A: T.370-1996","date":{"text":"22/09/2007","earliest":"2007-09-22","latest":"2007-09-22"}}],"partNumbers":["T.151-1982","T.151A-1982","T.151B-1982"],"accessionNumberNum":"151","accessionNumberPrefix":"T","accessionYear":1982,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE","Hat pin [1]","Hat pin [2]","Hat"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2026-04-15","recordCreationDate":"2008-01-30","availableToBook":true}}