1. The Pill-box Hat Done by: Sarah, Vanessa and Anne
2. Design How do elements of design affect the purpose or
meaning of a garment?
3. Elements of Fashion Design Color Shape Line Texture All of
these elements affect a garment. They can change it from a garment
for a working woman to a garment for a teenager, etc. Accents can
change it from part of a uniform to part of a casual outfit for
school. Many factors go into making a garment marketed towards a
specific age group or gender.
4. History Where did the pill-box hat originate from and how
has it evolved over time
5. Early origins The shape was also found to originate from the
Pannonian hat of the Imperial Romans They were worn in the 4th
century AD by soldiers Rumored to have been worn by Emperor Carinus
to hide his baldness
6. Early origins Early forms of the pill-box hat shape were
found in the Gurkhas navy costumes (Nepalese, British, Indian Army)
of regimental officers They were members of 10th Princess Marys Own
Gurkha Rifles It was also referred to as the kilmarnock
7. 1950s hats Pill-box hats for women started becoming popular
during the 1930s Took more shape in 1947, when Christian Dior
launched his New Look It changed the crowns of the popular hat at
the time (the cloche) to become shallower Pillbox fur hats were
made from mottled chinchilla and bone-white rabbit
8. Jackie Kennedy Made the pill-box hat an icon Arrived in
Dallas on 22nd November 1963 in a pink dress and pill-box hat The
day her husband, John F. Kennedy was assassinated She refused to
change out of her bloodied clothes, to show the world what theyve
done It is rumored that the hat was given to Mary Gallagher,
Kennedys personal secretary
9. Jackie Kennedy She also wore a white pill-box hat to her
husbands inauguration in 1961 Designed by Haltson
10. Other popular influences Audrey Hepburn wore a leopard
pill-box hat in the movie Charade, 1963 In 1965 Bob Dylans song
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat made the clothing item hugely
popular
11. Modern day Today the pillbox hat is used as a wedding
headpiece, circular with flat edges and worn with a short net veil
Common fabrics include felt, silk and straw Worn by the Duchess of
Cambridge, Kate Middleton Worn by Victoria Beckham, designed by
Phillip Treacy