Hat ideas for stripey polonaise. 1780s gothic pouf hat: Kendra calls it a capote, but I say POUF because that’s what it does. I have a thrifted straw hat to un-spiral for the raw materials. I also want to dye it purple because that’s how I roll.
Fabric will be black floral jacquard that I’ve used for dozens of things, it seems, because. I bought a bolt of it 15 years ago. Rummaging for ribbons last night, I found a big length of purple wired ribbon edged in black that is a perfect match for the stripey polonaise fabric, yay, so that will be the trimming, along with a feather from ostrich.com and a button or a flower or whatever else I dig up.