Fancy hats. Baroque

Baroque (Italian barocco - whimsical) is an artistic style that prevailed from the late 16th to the middle of the 18th centuries. in the art of Europe.

The fashion of that time was set by the French queen Marie Antoinette. Women's hairstyles became tall and complex: they were created using false hair and special rollers. Ladies' hats have also grown in size. Some models of that time reached a meter in diameter. They were decorated with ribbons, artificial flowers, feathers, lace. The hats were even equipped with special mechanisms that made the figures of birds or butterflies move. On the headdresses were models of sailing ships, multi-tower castles, fruit dishes, swans, mills, bridges, etc. Ladies wore on their hats fresh flowers placed in vases with water, as well as whole compositions.