There once was a time when head wear was common, and most women wore a hat of some sort on a regular basis.
Since that is no longer the case,
we must live vicariously through romance comics!
we must live vicariously through romance comics!
Headgear for the ages by Tony Abruzzo"Mad Mad Modes for Moderns"
Heart Throbs #110 (October/November 1967)
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Nice find! I don't recall seeing one of these on hats before.
ReplyDeleteThey are pretty unique, KB! I love the helmet/visor one. Très chic!
ReplyDeleteI think they were pretty unique in real life as well. I don't remember seeing too many back in the late 60s, but then I didn't hang out in Carnaby Street! It is, however, a fancy version of the Balaclava Helmet. Now those I did see worn by boys - I used to wear the one's my mother knitted to keep my ears warm in the winter. Here's a pattern I found on the Victoria and Albert Museum website (my mother didn't make them with ear flaps like this one has):
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Nice! Someday, when I have some time, I may just have to knit one! I love the VAM website by the way... such a great resource!
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