Women’s hats went wild in the late 1930s. Tall toques were made even higher with extra feathers. On occasion they were decorated with velvet petals or a mass of roses, violets, or clusters of lilies of the valley. One of the most useful styles to emerge was the cache-misère turban which enabled the wearer to hide her tresses on a bad hair day while still appearing immaculately groomed and elegant. Read more about fashion trends in A Brain. A Heart. The Nerve. (see NOVELS).
