Calotte Miskovitch, Nita-Carol Cervin Neiman-Marcus 1953 No Language Calotte of brown straw. Styled as a calotte (also spelled "calot"), the hat has a teardrop shaped crown of dark brown straw, with the "point" of the teardrop extending down the right side of the wearer's head. The edge of the crown is trimmed with two bands of grosgrain ribbon, cream and brown, which have been tightly pleated and arranged to simulate a herringbone pattern. At the right side the ribbons form two simulated plumes. The hat is unlined, with an inner hatband of dark brown grosgrain ribbon. A small cream stitch on the hatband indicates the front of the hat. Retailer's label sewn to inner hatband: "Neiman-Marcus" The hat is accompanied by a single short hatpin, the head of which is covered with dark brown grosgrain ribbon matching that of the hat. Hats (Headgear) Straw Work Social Life and Customs - Clothing - Accessories - Hats 1953 United States - Texas - Dallas County - Dallas Public Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives All Texas Fashion Collection content and images are copyrighted. Physical Object Image local-cont-no: 1979.006.047 http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39189/ ark: ark:/67531/metadc39189