- Created by
- Dior, French, founded 1946
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Date
- 1960s
- Medium
- silk organza with faille lining, cotton gauze and buckram
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 4 1/4 × 9 1/2 × 9 1/2 × 22 1/4 in. (10.8 × 24.1 × 24.1 × 56.5 cm)
- Description
- A pink and purple silk turban-style hat designed by Christian Dior. The hat is composed of a fabric with an all over pink and purple floral print. There is a bow of the same fabric at the back. The interior has a bright pink silk faille lining. A center back label stitched to the inner lining reads, [Christian Dior / chapeaux / Paris-New-York].
- Cataloging Notes
- This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
- Collection title
- Black Fashion Museum Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- hats
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
- Object number
- 2007.3.540
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




