Hole in the Clouds
Aug 5, 2012
Back in the year 1638, in the colonies that would eventually become the U.S. of A., Massachusetts Puritans were busily banning Anne Hutchinson and Swedish Lutherans were building a settlement in Delaware. But in Paris, on the other hand--ah, Paris--the French fashion industry was already edgy and extravagant, as evidenced by this illustration of headdress designs, published as part of a collection titled Ouvrage Rare et Nouveau Contenant Plusieurs Desseins de Marveilleuse Recreation sous Diverses Caprices et Gentilesses.
fashion
France
hats
engravings
1638
(Engravings by Denis Boutemie; h/t BibliOdyssey)
Apr 29, 2013
Two women wait for the streetcar in front of a Chicago store window in the summer of 1941.
Chicago
streetscape
hats
portraits
1941
trolley
streetcar
(Image credit: John Vachon via Shorpy)
Aug 3, 2013
But what's that car doing on the boardwalk?
beach
streetscape
portrait
couple
hats
(Image credit: lbj1891)
Nov 12, 2013
The highlight of this year's Australian Spring Racing Carnival, if it wasn't these hats, was last week's 153rd running of the Melbourne Cup, "the race that stops a nation."
Winning horse was Fiorente, trained by actress Gai Waterhouse. The BBC points out that even though Waterhouse spent several years in Britain, she is definitely Australian and thus continues the unbroken streak of 153 consecutive Melbourne Cup winners trained by non-British trainers.
streetscape
Australia
hats
Melbourne
horserace
Back in the year 1638, in the colonies that would eventually become the U.S. of A., Massachusetts Puritans were busily banning Anne Hutchinson and Swedish Lutherans were building a settlement in Delaware. But in Paris, on the other hand--ah, Paris--the French fashion industry was already edgy and extravagant, as evidenced by this illustration of headdress designs, published as part of a collection titled Ouvrage Rare et Nouveau Contenant Plusieurs Desseins de Marveilleuse Recreation sous Diverses Caprices et Gentilesses.
