Cloche style braid hat. 3" wide downward sloping brim. Ruffle, pulled back with black ribbon bow accent. Round crown. One size (fits up to 57 cm) I...
View full details
Hand crocheted natural raffia hat. Mixed color brim and lower portion of crown. Floppy brim, 2.5" wide. Raffia tie and bow detail. Drawstring insid...
View full details
Asymmetrical bonnet like hat. Sheer scarf looped through gold color chain links. Bow in back. Down sloping 4" wide band, disappears toward back. Ad...
View full detailsCloche hats became popular in the 1920’s, a decade after the first cloche was designed by Caroline Reboux (1908). This new simple hat style was the result of social economic shift during the war years, the new short bob hair styles allowed closer fitting hats, and the prohibition of selling bird plumage eliminated extravagant embellishments.
Ladies’ cloche hats are bell shape, hence the name, with deep crown with little or no brim. Cloche hats were made of wool felt with just a simple ribbon or leather trimming. Cloche hats were worn pulled in almost to the eyes to only show the cheeks and a few curls of hair.
Today’s cloche hats have more embellishments and made of a variety of materials for summer and winter wear.
