Vogue’s Late May 1927 elegant and spare cover illustration is by Harriet Meserole, and shows an unusual cloche style (cloches were more typically brimless) in red straw, with a wide, slashed brim. I love Meserole’s illustrations: the lines are always gracious, the shapes stylised and so in keeping with the Art Deco style. I particularly like the touches of periwinkle blue here.
It’s the first day of winter, and aptly I brought my winter hats out of storage, and tried a few of them on today. They were mostly 1940s, although there is one genuine vintage 20s half-cloche in black wool felt, trimmed with grosgrain ribbon that drapes by the left cheek. Quite the opposite of this fresh cover for the northern hemisphere summer. Happy June!