Hat

Title: Hat
date created: 1992
designer: Jasper Conran (British, born 1959); Philip Treacy (Irish, born 1966)
has culture: United Kingdom; Ireland
material: silk (textile); feathers (animal components); metal
description: This extravagant hat incorporates rooster feathers, dyed silk, and metal. Its form resembles a red poppy with wrinkled petals, or perhaps a chaotic nest of twigs and found items.
subjects/references: Poppy
collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art; View on Met Website
accession number: 1996.131