Hats On for June

Vogue’s Late May 1927 elegant and spare cover illustration is by Harriet Meserole, and shows an unusual cloche style (cloches were more typically brimless) in red straw, with a wide, slashed brim. I love Meserole’s illustrations: the lines are always gracious, the shapes stylised and so in keeping with the Art Deco style. I particularly like the touches of periwinkle blue here.

It’s the first day of winter, and aptly I brought my winter hats out of storage, and tried a few of them on today. They were mostly 1940s, although there is one genuine vintage 20s half-cloche in black wool felt, trimmed with grosgrain ribbon that drapes by the left cheek. Quite the opposite of this fresh cover for the northern hemisphere summer. Happy June!