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A hatful of horror: the Victorian headwear craze that led to mass slaughter


A hatful of horror: the Victorian headwear craze that led to mass slaughter
From the magnificent ostrich plumes worn by Parisian socialites to the stuffed birds that sat atop high-class heads in New York, the fashion for feathered hats peaked in the Victorian era. But, as Malcolm Smith reports, it came at a terrible cost
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February 12, 2021 at 2:41 pm
The jeering Parisian crowds lining the route to the guillotine were all too aware that the plain white, ugly mobcap Marie Antoinette was forced to wear for her execution was designed to mock her excesses. When she had become queen in 1774, she had rebelled against the traditional dress style of the French court, ordering the latest, more provocative styles – including hairpieces topped off with large arrays of feathers – from Rose Bertin, who became a leading French milliner and dressmaker. ....

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