1940s Elmar Designs New York Ostrich Feather & Net Veil Hat w Bow designer-mary-mcfadden for his part

for his part

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

Waist: 16” from side seam to side seam

It closes at the back with a hidden set zipper

1940s Elmar Designs New York Ostrich Feather & Net Veil Hat w Bow designer-mary-mcfadden for his partThis 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