The success of Vintage Hats & Bonnets led to the demand for a new edition, and Susan Langley does not disappoint with this fabulous book. Over 200 new color photos of existing hats and bonnets, beginning in the eighteenth century and progressing through the golden age of millinery to the 1970s, are featured. A comprehensive view of each period s hat and bonnet styles is presented in superb quality professional photos, with side, back, and closeup views when pertinent. Interior views on many styles show construction details for millinery enthusiasts. Many twentieth century couture label hats are shown, including Jeanne Lanvin, Caroline Reboux, Maison Lewis, Schiaparelli, Marei-Alphonsine Modes, Lilly Dache, Hattie Carnegie, and more. Other prominent labels include New York Creations, Gage Hats, Milbrae Hats, Talbert, and Trebor Originals. Period mannequin heads, rare hat molds from 1860 to the 1940s, and wallpaper hatboxes are included in this massive reference. 2009 values.
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This new second edition, with over 300 hats never previously published, is intended to be a companion volume to the 1st edition; it completes and compliments the first edition, so that between the two books there's a good representation of styles from all two hundred years, 1770-1970.
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Susan Langley discovered as a little girl that vintage hats and clothing are links to our past that we can examine and learn from. As a child, she brought her Grandma a "funny" hat she had found in an old trunk, and her grandmother said "Susie, my great-grandmother worse this hat to the train station to see Abraham Lincoln's funeral train when it came through Syracuse in 1865." Thus began Susan Langley's fascination with vintage hats.
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The Best Referance Book On The subject,
This review is from: Vintage Hats & Bonnets 1770-1970 Second Edition (Vintage Hats & Bonnets 1770-1970: Identification & Values) (Hardcover)
This is by far the best book on the market for dating and information on hats and bonnets. Ms. Langely's first book on hats and bonnets is only surpassed by her new revised edition. The photos alone are worth the price. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is just starting their collection because having this book along with you when you shop will save you a lot of money on mistakes! In fact all of her books are of the same caliber and worth the investment.
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...Or actually coming forward in time from the late 1770's to modern times. I thought the first edition was wonderful, but this new one includes many more WONDERFUL and GLAMOROUS HATS, along with great information on the times, the style, the milliners! Loved the early fashion plates/photos/advertisements then seeing the actual hats. Fantastic! Would make a great resource for historians, writers of period fiction or anyone who just loves style.
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THIS NEW EDITION IS EVEN BETTER THAN THE FIRST EDITION - MORE HATS THAN BEFORE AND THE PHOTOS ARE STUNNING!!!! THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A LABOR OF LOVE FOR MS LANGLEY AND IT REALLY SHOWS. NOT JUST A REFERENCE BOOK, ITS SO ENTERTAINING AND WONDERFUL TO SEE THE HATS IN CONTEXT WITH VINTAGE PHOTOS AND FASHION PLATES TOO. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! I LOVE IT
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