Who Made the Hats for Scarlet O'Hara? Meet Mildred Blount

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Mildred Blount became the first African American member of the Motion Pictures Costumers Union. Her hats are in the collections of California African American Museum and Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

The goal is to create more period hats in miniature, which would serve as teaching aids, art, costume design and would also demonstrate the value of extended study in millinery.
– Mildred Blount, application for Rosenwald fellowship, 1943

Mildred Blount (1907-1974), milliner, is famously recognized for her costume work for major film studios, in particular, the iconic film Gone With the Wind (1939), although she was not credited for her work. She is also noted for an impressive list of famous clientele, including Marian Anderson, Joan Crawford, Marlene Dietrich, and Gloria Vanderbilt. Her talent took notice when she exhibited 87 miniature hats from the period 1680 to 1937, at the 1939 New York World’s Fair, which has defined the core of her legacy.”…
Ger hats can be seen at link..

https://edgexpo.com/2021/02/11/fashion-culture-who-made-the-hats-for-scarlet-ohara-meet-mildred-blount/?fbclid=IwAR16nos3BEUbnA8Xvr_uVt4bV5aolyq7SxEn7uFI9C7lul-0ocQgG84B3no

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1. Delightful!

thanks

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2. Who Knew...Right?

So many people who were such successful forerunners.

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3. I love miniatures so this article was extra special for me nt

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8. Are You Familiar With Mulvany & Rogers?

https://www.pinterest.com/jbaronowsky/mulvany-and-rogers/

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4. Makes me want to wear a hat

And I've worn a hat maybe three times in my life. I love fashion though. Thanks for posting!

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5. This is National Women's HERstory month, so thank you for bringing this amazing woman to

our attention.

Your OP brought to mind the 101 year old milliner who just made a special hat for Rep. Cori Bush.

In honour of this month, would you consider cross-posting this in Women's Rights And Issues? Thanks in advance.

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6. Some pics

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Shelby Ivey Christie
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Sep 16, 2019
This is a Mildred Blount appreciation thread.

Mildred was a Hollywood milliner (hat maker) + the first Black person to be admitted to the Motion Pictures Costumers Union. Some of her most famous work was in ‘Gone with the Wind’ - For Which John Frederics tried to take credit
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Shelby Ivey Christie
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John Frederics was a hatter who worked with stars of the time. Mildred applied to the coveted position of his asst after seeing an ad in a newspaper

During Mildred’s time as John’s assistant she worked to create the beautiful hats worn by Scarlet in Gone with the Wind
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Shelby Ivey Christie
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Sep 16, 2019
Replying to @bronze_bombSHEL
Mildred had a real respect + reverence for millinery.

She designed 87 mini hats, showcasing hat styles from 1680 to 1937, at the New York World’s Fair in 1939. This exhibit is what got her noticed by Hollywood stars + directors
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Shelby Ivey Christie
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Here is Mildred with Gloria Vanderbuilt, the daughter + heiress of Reginald Vanderbuilt, on her wedding day in 1941.

The newspaper article describes in detail the veil that Mildred designed. “Priceless lace”
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7. Extraordinary Post

Thank you