Headwear - Women's navy pleated toque, c.1935-1945

Historical information

The layered, shirred toque was highly fashionable in the late 1930s to early 1940s

Physical description

Women's close-fitting toque of tall, rounded, pillbox / turban form. The body is constructed from horizontal bands of pleated / shirred fabric wrapped around the crown in overlapping tiers, four bands visible, each folded to form a soft, flat pleat. The form is slightly angled with a higher front. No brim, no additional trim.

Inscriptions & markings

Nil

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