1940s Elmar Designs New York Ostrich Feather & Net Veil Hat w Bow designer-kenzo The fabric is a wonderful

The fabric is a wonderful silk taffeta that has a romantic washed floral design covering its entire surface

perhaps even more so

The bottom is amazing - at first glance it appears to be a full billowing skirt but its really insanely wide cut pants

Red lizard skin exterior/leather lined item features gold mounts & center locking hook clasp

Big glassy faceted buttons close the jacket down the front

1940s Elmar Designs New York Ostrich Feather & Net Veil Hat w Bow designer-kenzo The fabric is a wonderfulThis late 1940s topper is very chic and dramatic. Elmar Designs was a small millinery shop that operated out of New York from the 1940s to the 1960s. One of their hats is held in the Indianapolis Museum of Art's permanent collection and they seem to have centered primarily around making hats with veils. This example of their work is quite charming. The top portion is a flat disc that has deep charcoal grey and black feathers placed around an center