Pink and purple turban-style hat by Dior
date: label: Date
content: 1960s
name: label: Created by
content: Dior, French, founded 1946
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A pink and purple silk turban-style hat designed by Christian Dior. The hat is composed of a fabric with an all over pink and purple floral print. There is a bow of the same fabric at the back. The interior has a bright pink silk faille lining. A center back label stitched to the inner lining reads, [Christian Dior / chapeaux / Paris-New-York].
label: Cataloging Notes
content: This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Millinery
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Black Fashion Museum Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2007.3.540
objectType: label: Type
content: hats
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silk organza with faille lining, cotton gauze and buckram
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 4 1/4 × 9 1/2 × 9 1/2 × 22 1/4 in. (10.8 × 24.1 × 24.1 × 56.5 cm)