Bicycle clip hat

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The bicycle clip hat was generally attached to the head using a metal spring. StateLibQld 1 209518 June Mahoney, Brisbane, 1949.jpg
The bicycle clip hat was generally attached to the head using a metal spring.

A bicycle clip hat is a style of small hat or millinery decoration that includes a metal clip, similar to traditional designs used by cyclists, to hold it in place. It may be very similar to a half hat or fascinator in design, covering only part of the head. [1]

The term has also been used to describe a design of headband that became popular in the 1950s and 1960s. [2] This might be fabric attached to a piece of curved metal that held it firmly on the head. [3]

In the 1950s, the bicycle clip design was also incorporated into designs of chignon caps – a fabric covering designed to cover a bun at the back of the head. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Brooks Picken, Mary (2010). A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern (1999 ed.). United States: Dover Publications. pp. 20, 160. ISBN   978-0486402949 . Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Lewandowski, Elizabeth J. (2011). The Complete Costume Dictionary. Plymouth: Scarecrow Press. p. 30. ISBN   9780810877856 . Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Grantland, Brenda; Robak, Mary (2011). Hatatorium: An essential guide for hat collectors (1st ed.). Mill Valley, CA: Brenda Grantland. p. 68. ISBN   9780984785902 . Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Perched Hats on Buns". Life. 27 September 1954. Retrieved 5 August 2015.


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