Plain, simple and elegant. This pretty cream-colored brocade is edged with your choice of wine or blue woven braid. This bonnet is constructed on a base of milliner's buckram and felt with a wired front brim. The underside of the bonnet is covered with a simple cotton and the brim is edged with a satin and sheer gathered ruching. The bavolet is a 4-inch cream lace. Matching colored satin ribbon is used for the ties.
Bonnet is perfect as is! OR can be embellished with the florals shown. The floral embellishments may vary slightly.
This style of bonnet is comfortable to wear, as the back of the head is not contained, allowing free air movement. The wired brim line allows for the bonnet to be adapted to the users choice of shape, and the simple metal comb, attached to the underside along with the ribbon ties, help to hold the bonnet firmly on the head. STORES FLAT for ease if packing.
Fanchon bonnets came into fashion briefly in the early 1860’s as an Empire Bonnet and returned in a more simplified form in the mid 1860’s. In 1865 every issue of Le Follet (a periodical of the Era) had an example of the bonnet. Shaped similar to a half–handkerchief, the body of the bonnet could be worn flat across the head or shaped more in line with the rounded forms of the full bonnet. The bavolets/curtains were often quite narrow and, in some cases, just a narrow band. Sometimes referred to as dinner bonnets, the small size of the bonnet allowed the wearer to leave the bonnet on when attending certain events.
