Vintage Mens English Bowler by Lyons London Black Derby The King Hat Size 7 70s viscose dress Label: Giorgio Armani Via Borgonuovo

Label: Giorgio Armani Via Borgonuovo

but his work is so distinctive as to be hard to mistake for someone else’s

It has stays to keep the bodice in place - two stays at the front and one in the back on the side without the strap

but I would tend to attribute it to Vidal rather than Larin as Larin tended not to make larger pieces

It was most likely worked by Izella as a young girl as needle crafts were an important part of girls‘ education in those days

Vintage Mens English Bowler by Lyons London Black Derby The King Hat Size 7 70s viscose dress Label: Giorgio Armani Via BorgonuovoThis is a very nice quality English bowler hat made by Lyons London and marketed as The King Hat. A bowler is called a derby in the United States, but basically they are the same type of hat. The hat is made in a classic bowler derby form with turned rim lined in grosgrain. The crown has a black grosgrain ribbon around it base. It is lined in green coloured satin that is printed in gold and red with the Royal Coat of Arms and with The King Hat Extra