Women's helmet hat

A women's helmet or bonnet-style hat constructed from rich, deep chocolate-brown silk velvet with pink-brown accents and multicolor woven insets. The model features a multi-paneled, rounded crown that hugs the head closely in the manner of a traditional aviator-inspired winter helmet. A sculptural, folded brim wraps around the circumference of the crown, rising into sharp, pointed peaks at both the center front and the nape of the neck. Framing these peaks are diamond-shaped decorative insets crafted from a muted, multicolor woven tapestry fabric, depicting abstract botanical motifs in shades of sage green, ochre, terracotta, and slate blue. All edges and structural seams are neatly finished with contrasting pink-brown silk satin bias binding. The side panels extend downward to cover the ears and taper into long, narrow ties that fasten neatly beneath the chin with a single velvet-covered button and loop closure. Two matching velvet-covered buttons accent the temples where the folded brim overlaps the earflaps. 

During the late 1970s and early 1980s, milliners frequently looked back to the Roaring Twenties and the Art Deco era for inspiration. This piece translates the sleek, close-fitting lines of a 1920s cloche into a warm, cold-weather hood silhouette suitable for Nordic climates. The combination of plush pile velvet, lustrous satin piping, and tapestry-weave panels highlights the attention to textural contrast characteristic of boutique European millinery from this period.