Hats by Madame Paulette
Hats by Madame Paulette Book Photos courtesy of Thames & Hudson.
Paris Milliner Extraordinaire ($50.00 hardcover, 9780500517314) highlights the life and work of famed milliner Madame Paulette, whose incomparable creations were worn by such film stars as Greta Garbo and Audrey Hepburn, and such royals as Princess Grace of Monaco and the Duchess of Windsor.
The pictures in Hats by Madame Paulette are just stunning. This is not a flip through coffee table book, but an enjoy-every-picture andspend-a-Sunday-afternoon-with-it book. When you view her creations, you will surely agree with Karl Lagerfeld, who said of Paulette:
She was the last of a line of artists of this kind. She had something in her fingers, a magic touch…
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This is another great coffee table book, it’s perfect for me because I love hats. This is definitely a book that I would love to own.
I love the fashion of that era. It was so elegant and this book seems like it captures it with beautiful photography!
I love fashion and looking at pictures so that is what I liked.
I like the hats-madame-paulette-book has 150 illustrations with 50 in color:)LOve books with lots of nice pictures:)
I like her talent and uniqueness. The book seems as though it would hold your interests.
I love fashion- especially older fashion ideas… The design elements are so lovely. What a great collection all in one book!
I love history and seeing the older hats is fascinating
I find it interesting to see all the old fashions
I love the photos and the sketches. The coloring is fantastic.
I also would enjoy looking and reading this book from Amazon; Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel-
My wife loves hats and is interested in history and would love to explore all the different styles and changes through the years
I love how the book documents in loving detail the process by which Paulette learned and honed her craft – I always find that the most fascinating part of the biography of any artist!
I think it’s awesome, my grandmother loves big hats. She has all kinds of hat boxes in her closet! I love that the book talks about her clientele. I can’t wait to read it!
like the photographs from Avedon
I like to read about the historical events that happened ( even if they are fictitious) during wars or around that time of the last century. It gives me insight into the lives of my ancestors.
The photos-I would love to view the different hats through history.
I love books with history and historical portraits.