Reel

Fashion Parade.

Fashion Parade.
Clip: 354552_1_1
Year Shot: 1957 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1626
Original Film: 030-005-04
HD: N/A
Location: New York
Timecode: 00:33:42 - 00:34:44

Fashion Parade. "The Millinery Institute of America unveils some charming new bonnets for the coming festive season. Four pretty models display the alluring chapeaux at a special preview." On a spare set with black background, female models show off hats. (The women also have quite fake eyebrows, typical of the era.) Woman looks in mirror, turns to camera with a flat, circle-shaped hat decorated with large roses around the brim. Interesting hat worn close to the head, made of a light fabric with a dark ribbon woven through it - kind of reminds me of Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother, for some reason (only prettier of course). Gigantic hat covered with silk flowers throughout the entire large brim. A model's head piled with grapes, flowers and leaves, the hat fitting tightly to the head; sort of Carmen Miranda-esque. Chiffon turban with scarf draped from it, held in place by an ornamented pin. Intricately designed hat with ribbon looped around to fashion the brim, and netting on top. The four young women smile under less outrageous, smaller floral hats.