Vintage 1940s Red Straw Hat Wide Brim Flower Decoration Flore Deschamps Montreal Loomcraft silk fabric Vulcanite was invented in 1843

Vulcanite was invented in 1843 by Thomas Hancock

It was also the centenary of the Great Exhibition of 1851

It does up the side with a metal zipper

Here's a pair of stockings in a shimmery brown shade called Chantilly

Vintage 1940s Red Straw Hat Wide Brim Flower Decoration Flore Deschamps Montreal Loomcraft silk fabric Vulcanite was invented in 1843This is a striking 1940s era hat made in Montreal by milliner Flore Deschamps. It is made of red straw with a wide upturned brim. The edge is finished with red grosgrain ribbon and the crown, which is round, is decorated with silk velvet flowers. The brim is wider at the front than the back. Label: The label reads Haute Mode Flore Deschamps 276 Mont Royal E Montreal. According to historical sources, during the 1930s that address was attributed to