Hat
Brand
Balenciaga
(French, founded 1937)
c. 1950
Silk faille and rhinestones
Gift of Doris Duke
Object number72.81.61
Accessories continually look to the past for inspiration while utilizing new technologies. For example, Balenciaga’s rhinestone-embellished hat references early nineteenth-century bonnets.
DescriptionBonnet of black faille with rhinestones; narrow turnback brim; back shirred and squaredCollections
Exhibitions