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Christian Dior dominated hat couture for a decade after the
launch of his New Look in 1947. By the late 1950s, the space race was
launched, and the fascination for anything that looked like Sputnik was
gaining momentum. In a fuzzy fawn hued Italian wool felt, this
contoured helmet design by Dior was evocative of the sleek, spare lines
of the space age style that became the rage of the 1960s.
The hat has an inside
circumference of 22", measures about 6.5" high at the front with a
very slight little upturn in front and slopes toward the back at the
crown. In excellent
condition and bears a Miss Dior Christian Dior label. sold
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