The cloche is one
of those icons of fashion that never seem to disappear for long. Milliners have
been reviving and reinventing this little bell shaped hat since it’s inception
sometime around 1908. Caroline Reboux is credited with
inventing and naming the cloche. It became popular around 1915 and is the
signature chapeaux of the Roaring ‘20s often referred to, today, as “flapper
hats”. The dominance of the cloche remained strong until around 1933 when it
finally fell from favor.
Every decade since then, however, the cloche has made a
comeback, some decades it was embraced more than others but examples can be
found throughout the 20th century and it’s influence on millinery
fashion continues. Long live the cloche!
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