Headband

Mainbocher|Mainbocher

ca. 1940 · silk, synthetic · Costume Institute

The ever fashionable Millicent Rogers was a client of both high end and mainstream fashion. Having homes in both the United States and Europe, she took great interest in the cultures around her, incorporating their traditions and styles into her dress. The headband featured here is a wonderful example, for it is reminiscent of European head wreaths that were worn as a part of traditional folk costume.

Artist

Mainbocher|Mainbocher

Date

ca. 1940

Medium

silk, synthetic

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 Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, 1954