THE RENAISSANCE OF THE OSTRICH-FEATHER has influenced the Parisian fashion houses in a romantic way, and it seems that first and, foremost they have derived their inspiration from Alexandre Dumas’ immortal novel, “The Three Musketeers.” One sees here a long, graceful gown in black velvet with a musketeer hat trimmed with an feather. The little bag a la Pompadour and the postillion hat with the twisted ostrich-feather terminating in a tuft at the neck are an inspiration from that time.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20112, 5 December 1939, Page 11
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80THE RENAISSANCE OF THE OSTRICH-FEATHER has influenced the Parisian fashion houses in a romantic way, and it seems that first and, foremost they have derived their inspiration from Alexandre Dumas’ immortal novel, “The Three Musketeers.” One sees here a long, graceful gown in black velvet with a musketeer hat trimmed with an feather. The little bag a la Pompadour and the postillion hat with the twisted ostrich-feather terminating in a tuft at the neck are an inspiration from that time. Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20112, 5 December 1939, Page 11
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