The basic idea was to replace my old hat.
I needed a new one because I had passed the ribbon thru the straw and the holes just keep getting bigger every time I was wearing it. To prevent the ribbon to slide out, I had sew it to the straw in a spiderweb way. So I ordered the material to make a new and fancier bergère hat. Straw bergère hat (Burnley and Trowbridge), fine golden silk (Booth Draper) and golden silk ribbon (Burnley and Trowbridge) to make a hat with inner silk lining. Here the result of that new hat:
Over view
Detail of the pleating
Lining view
I'm very pleased of the result even if I had troubles with the slippery light silk many times
Bergère hats are the most common hat for ladies during the 18th century. Others forms of hats appeared in the late of this century. The other common hat is the tricorn but is is wear only with the riding habits outfit.
La bergère endormie by François Boucher
Musée Métropolitain d'Arts de New York.
Artefact from Williamsburg's collection
I gave a last look at my old hat with big holes and I got an idea. I could recover it with my frosted red silk taffetas in order to make a new one. I found more paintings of silk covered hats for the period between 1760-1775, witch is later than the time I'm hoping to represent. Nevermind the challenge was appealing. This hat only cost me the white taffetas silk ribbon ( found in a lovely store in Ancienne-Lorette) because everything else was already in my things. This hat is a little wavy but it makes it more charming.
Over view
Detail of the ribbon trim
Lining view
I just wanted to share my news 18th century style bergère hats.
Mlle Canadienne
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