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Feathered headpiece
Feathered headpiece

Feathered headpiece

William J. (Bill Cunningham) (American, born 1929)
1985-1990
Medium/TechniqueBird of paradise feathers, silk satin, lace, sequins
DimensionsHeight x width: 14 x 14 in. (35.6 x 35.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Evelyn H. Lauder Fashion Collection—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession number2013.696
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceBefore 2011, acquired by Evelyn H. Lauder (b. 1936 - d. 2011); 2011, given by inheritance to her husband, Leonard A. Lauder, New York, NY; 2013, gift of Lauder to the MFA. (Accession date: June 26, 2013)
Group shot: 2016.519.2-3
Bill Blass, Inc.
about 1995
Look 38: Dress and coat
Karl Lagerfeld
Fall/Winter 2005
Woman's dress
Lazaro
late 20th century
View: Front
about 1900–10
Woman's evening dress
Arnold Scaasi
Spring 1987
Group shot: 2016.493.1-3
Patrick Kelly
1988
Bonnet
about 1880
Fan
1875–80
Conservation status: Before treatment; Group shot: 2004.158.1-2
Geoffrey Beene
1992