Ten Original Vintage Photo Negatives of Her Hat Designs. Taken by Photographer Hans Kropf (please read brief bio above). Beautiful models wearing the latest in 1930s-1940 era hats. The 2.25″ square negatives are almost all in excellent condition; only a couple with any edge or corner wear we had modern 5″ square prints made from the negatives recently to show the amazing clarity and crisp details. French-born Lilly Daché was among the most innovative and celebrated milliners in the. Especially during the 1930s and 1940s, a time when hats were the centerpieces of a woman’s wardrobe. Daché advanced quickly from millinery sales at Macy’s to opening her own shop in the same year. By 1937 there was a Lily Daché millinery empire. Her 7-story building housed a boutique as well as manufacturing facilities for her hats, pocketbooks, and shoes. Designer Travis Banton, Daché also created hats for the movies, including Carmen Miranda’s famous fruit turban. Stars like Greta Garbo, Audrey Hepburn, Carole Lombard, Jean Harlow and Marlene Dietrich. Her last customer was Loretta Young, who arrived at her studio after Miss Dache decided to retire and bought her last 30 hats. Please see notes about the photographer in the last image shown above. Please see our other original vintage photographs, antique books and ephemera. Please Read the Following Terms. We understand that unusual circumstances may arise, and we’re happy to work with you whenever possible. Mailing is done once or twice a week and day varies depending on orders. Please be sure to check back for additional historical and antique items as we’ll be adding new items throughout the week. The items we offer are all original vintage / antique. International Buyers Please Note. The item “C1940 Lilly Dache10 Original Vintage Photo NegativesMillinerHat MakerFashion” is in sale since Tuesday, April 9, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)\Other Antique Photographs”. The seller is “bookmark6″ and is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia.
- Featured Refinements: Original Vintage Negative
- Region of Origin: US
- Size Type/Largest Dimension: Small (Up to 7″)
- Date of Creation: 1930-1939
- Color: Black & White
- Photo Type: Negative
- Subject: Fashion & Costumes
- Original/Reprint: Original Print