Not sure if it’s me 🤔 Repost @thedreamstress ・・・ This 'natural form' era bonnet is wonderfully textural: contrasting two different kinds of straw with a weave that almost evokes scales, with the smooth lushness of velvet bows, and the sleek silk pleating of the lining. It's typical of the layering and mixing of fabrics and textures also seen in dresses of this era. . Poke bonnet, 1879–84 , straw, silk, Metropolitan Museum of Art, C.I.57.15.12 #hat #bonnet #pokebonnet #naturalform #historicaldress #redvelvet #straw #victorianfashion #victorianstyle #victorianhistory #latevictorian #latevictorianstyle #1880s #1880sstyle #1880sfashion #fashionhistory #historicalfashion #costumehistory #costumehistorian #victorian #victoriandress #victoriancostume #1880sdress #fashionhistoryblogger #historyblogger