I made the weirdest 18th century hat

I bought a bunch of cheap straw hats intending to take them apart to make a giant Edwardian hat but when the quality wasn't as great as I liked, I decided I needed a new direction. This video is an adventure in historical millinery experimentation, an attempt to bring a fashion plate to life. Inspired by hats and caps that appear in 18th-century fashion magazines like Galerie Des Modes et Costumes Francais, I made a huge, over-the-top hat with silk and flowers. With no extant originals to reference, will my finished hat look like the real deal? *** SUPPLIES *** I bought my hats on Ebay but I honestly wouldn't really recommend them. The shantung was leftovers (which I got for free) and I bought the organza locally but you can buy all kinds of silk from silkbaron.com Flowers from my local Joann Fabrics. *** IMAGE CREDITS *** Merry Widow Hats: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-ef84-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-eee6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-ef04-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-ef4c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 Gallerie Des Modes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galerie_des_Modes_et_Costumes_Fran%C3%A7ais https://collections.mfa.org/download/312504 https://collections.mfa.org/download/352877 https://collections.mfa.org/download/352907 https://collections.mfa.org/download/312513 https://collections.mfa.org/download/349205 https://col