Object: Hat
Brand:
Balenciaga
(French, founded 1937)
Date: c. 1950
Medium: Silk faille and rhinestones
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Doris Duke
Object number: 72.81.61
DescriptionBonnet of black faille with rhinestones; narrow turnback brim; back shirred and squared
Label Text:Accessories continually look to the past for inspiration while utilizing new technologies. For example, Balenciaga’s rhinestone-embellished hat references early nineteenth-century bonnets.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Head to Toe