Rainbow striped lamé wide brimmed hat

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A rainbow striped lamé wide brimmed hat. The hat has a buckram structure for the crown and brim and the 6” deep brim is covered in two panels (one for top and one for bottom) of striped satin weave lamé fabric. The brim’s edge is covered in bias cut ¾” wide self-fabric band that has a metal wire encased under it. The crown is covered in synthetic purple satin fabric and a hatband made from 1.25” rainbow striped lamé goes around the base of the crown. At the back of the crown is a 6.5” wide double-looped bow. The bottom loop and the center knot are made from solid gold lamé, and the upper bow is made from rainbow striped lamé. At the underside of the hat is 12” elastic cord chin strap. It’s tucked into place under the interior orange 1” wide Petersham ribbon that’s been sewn into place at the interior crown.

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