The Servant of Two Masters: Millinery

While working at my college costume shop, I was assigned to be milliner on a production of The Servant of Two Masters. I didn't actually design any of these pieces, but I constructed them in line with designs which had been made. Click the pictures to see bigger versions! Especially the cavalier hat. I love that hat.

Truffaldino's hat: based on a weird hat we had already, out of blocked felt

Porters' hats: plain square-ish flat caps

Waiter's hat: something like a fez out of wide-wale corduroy stiffened with foam

Brighella's hat: like a fluffy chefs hat, with tulle inside to make it stand up nicely

Dottore's skullcap; plain cotton

Dottore's hat: a round brimmed hat with two brims; the brims are tacked up over the face so the actress could be seen

Dottore's whole hat system

Pantalone's skullcap; corduroy

Cavalier hat for Federigo (Beatrice); blocked felt, much handsewn trim, hand-dyed feathers

It got thrown around a fair bit. The button accent helps the flip stay in place

I am inordinately proud of this hat.

Look at its majestic feathered glory.