Wide-brim striped hat with a sculptural bow
Stephen Jones · Date not documented
Accessory design
United Kingdom
Stephen Jones
- Sculptural millinery
- Experimental materials
- Whimsical headwear
Stephen Jones emerged from London's late-1970s club scene and opened his first millinery salon in Covent Garden in 1980. His hats combine meticulous craft with unusual materials and forms that range from restrained to whimsical.
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Wide-brim striped hat with a sculptural bow
Date not documented
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Stephen Jones Millinery; photographer not identified
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Tatlin hat
1982 · Victoria and Albert Museum collection; original collection not stated
A rising velvet form and twisted satin give the small hat an emphatically vertical silhouette.
©Victoria and Albert Museum, London/Stephen Jones
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Lilac velvet hat with a scrolling brim
1982 · Victoria and Albert Museum collection; original collection not stated
An extended, rolled brim turns familiar hat construction into a sculptural flourish.
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Pas des Deux hat
1982 · Victoria and Albert Museum collection; original collection not stated
Miniature ballet shoes rise above a velvet cap, making theatrical imagery part of the hat’s structure.
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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BLITZ denim hat
1986 · Victoria and Albert Museum collection; original collection not stated
Jones’s satin customization recasts denim workwear into an unexpected piece of millinery.
© Victoria and Albert Museum, LondonCollections & archive pieces
1 collections represented · 1 pieceSelected work
1 piece
About Stephen Jones
Collaborations with designers including Vivienne Westwood, Rei Kawakubo and John Galliano made headwear an expressive part of runway presentations as well as individual dressing.
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Stephen Jones Millinery — Biography