Caroline Reboux
Born in
Paris
France
About
Caroline Reboux was born in Paris France in 1837. In the 1860's, her work came to the attention of Princess Metternich and by 1870, she was installed in a shop in Paris at the rue de la Paix, where she worked all her life. She had the opportunity to create hats for the French Empress Eugenie.
For more than 50 years, she was one of Paris' leading milliners. Many leading hat makers of the 20th century trained in her workshops in London and Paris.
This hat was created in 1919 and is trimmed with broderie anglaise.
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The Look
Reboux excelled at structured simplicity. She avoided too much decoration and ornamentation. She liked working with felt - a strong and malleable material which she cut and moulded on the client's head.