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#5900 - c. 1947 RARE
EVE TARTAR Original Ruby Velvet Hat with Silk Flowers!
You may know Eve Tartar from her book published in 1950, "How to
Design and Make Your Own Hats!" Born in 1910, passed away in 2000.
A quick bio: Her father committed suicide in 1925, and Eve's
mother "told me I was a designer and sent me to NYC to find work."
She found a job at a posh milliner shop on Park Ave, but soon after
the stock market crashed and the society clientele went with it.
For the next 30 years, Eve worked her way up the NY fashion scene
and in 1947, Eve was the first American designer to present a
collection in Paris!!! Meanwhile, Eve became a known artist and
painter, as well as designed costumes for the NY theater.
I haven't seen many other of these hats, so I call it Rare!
Check out the Newspaper article from Nov 17, 1947 re: Eve in Paris
which pretty much shows this "bonnet" style, as an inspired original
adaptation of an original Paulette hat. Eve seemed to use lots of
these large oversized flowers on her creations (see additional
photos). OK, so now for THIS hat... sadly it's not in great
condition. It's tired, has some wear at the edges of the
velvet, the flowers are stained and tired and broken in places (one
bud and extra stem that have broken off will be included). Sorry but
that's the story. I prefer to sell items in great
condition.... So... rather than costing over $1000 if
pristine, it's $245! That should allow you some money to
restore if you want for museum display. OR if you just can't
believe your good luck in finding an original Eve Tartar that you
can afford.... well, then this is your lucky day!!
SOLD - but on
display in Museum Category for Research/Display
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