1940s Elmar Designs New York Ostrich Feather & Net Veil Hat w Bow designer-mary-mcfadden Sleeves: 24" from shoulder seam

Sleeves: 24" from shoulder seam to cuff

A similar dress to this example appeared in the book 'Halston' and I also found a similar example from an earlier collection he was doing in cashmere from the 1972

shapes cut to flatter

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1940s Elmar Designs New York Ostrich Feather & Net Veil Hat w Bow designer-mary-mcfadden Sleeves: 24" from shoulder seamThis 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