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Pink Floral Headband Hat with Burgundy Velvet Bow

1970s · 1960s · American

Production

handmade

Material

synthetic velvet

Culture

American

Movement

Hippie / Counterculture

Influences

1960s mod millinery · floral crown traditions

A narrow headband-style hat constructed from synthetic velvet in deep burgundy, adorned with an abundance of small fabric flowers in pink, cream, and muted green tones. The flowers appear to be made from silk or synthetic materials, densely clustered across the curved headband structure. The base velvet band is approximately one inch wide, designed to sit across the crown of the head from ear to ear. The floral decorations create a three-dimensional garden effect, with individual blooms measuring roughly half an inch each. This style represents the 1960s trend toward sculptural millinery that complemented the era's geometric hairstyles and mod fashion sensibilities.

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Connected To

Black Velvet Pillbox Hat with Pink Floral Crown

Black Velvet Pillbox Hat with Pink Floral Crown

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Pink Floral Headband Hat with Burgundy Velvet Bow

Technique·applique

LINEAGEsame era→ directed

Lineage: “floral crown traditions”

These two pieces trace the evolution of the floral crown from formal occasion wear to bohemian accessory across two decades. The 1950s pillbox transforms silk flowers into a sculptural garden perched atop black velvet—each bloom carefully positioned like a milliner's still life—while the 1970s headband loosens that same vocabulary into something more organic, with flowers tumbling around the head in studied casualness.

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