millinery

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Curators have brought together nearly 200 outfits seen together for the first time, charting Chanel’s long career from the opening of her millinery boutique in Paris in 1910 to her final collection in 1971.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2023

A 2003 book of photographs, “Paris + Klein,” portrayed the city of fashion and fine dining as a freak show of boulevard cafes where ladies in millinery ate with plastic forks on paper plates.

From New York Times • Sep. 12, 2022

Here is a selection of some of this year's head-turning millinery.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2022

When Richard’s millinery shop moved to Gaithersburg, Md., she bought its supplies and fixtures and started her own business in 1979.

From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2019

Just as Camp walked in, carrying a glass of water clouded with baking soda for Mr. Flournoy, Miss Love spied Mrs. Predmore back near the millinery table, looking through bolts of cloth.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns