Cloche

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1930 · wool · Costume Institute

The cloche was a popular headwear form for the 1920s and into the 1930s as it suited the hairstyles and silhouettes of the time. Sleek, form-fitting and aero-dynamic, it echoed the aesthetics of the Art Deco period. The idea of speed, and advances in industrialization became dually evident in fashion. In addition, the refined cutting and piecework incorporated in this example, displays the sharp geometric lines also associated with the Art Deco period.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1930

Medium

wool

Culture

French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. George B. Wells, 1957