Evening cloche

Jeanne Lanvin|House of Lanvin

ca. 1925 · cotton, metal · Costume Institute

This evening cloche is an example of the "transparent" hats that was popular in the early 1920s. Chain stitch embroidery is a signature technique and pattern of Lanvin.

Artist

Jeanne Lanvin|House of Lanvin

Date

ca. 1925

Medium

cotton, metal

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. Frederick H. Prince, Jr., 1967