At the start is contains a glossary of millinery terms, this contains the a description of different styles of hats as well as trims. This book is aimed at the collector of vintage hats and as such contains a price guide for the hats listed. The photos are all clear and in full colour and they contain a description of what the hat is made out of and of the trimming.

The book is broken up into chapters based on the era for example chapter one is 1790 to 1837 and chapter 2 is 1837-1901. The book goes right up to the modern day. With each section containing a description of the hats and inspirations of that era. Chapter 12 contains special collections such as Ascot hats, Christmas hats, daisies, feathered hats, red hats, wedding hats and more.

An example of the description given with each hat is…. ‘A brilllliant wool felt in antique red is folded on the right side to create a wing effect and finished with an art deco pin; a stylish interpretation of the aviator’s helmet. label: Jeanne et Jacques.’ this is for a hat in 1920′s to 30′s era.

With 253 pages of hats in full colour (1000 photos), this is one stunning book and one I am sure to draw inspiration from for many years.

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I just thought I would put up a quick post to share with you my favorite website for Millinery information. This is a vintage sewing: http://vintagesewing.info

This site contains a number of different vintage millinery books. The books have been copied and indexed onto the site. These books are from the 1920′s, 30′s and 50′s, times when wearing hats was still popular and as such more was known about the art. These books are a great source of inspiration and provide great instructions on how some classic hat making techniques.