Bubble Hat

The Bubble Hat is a form of toque. It was first introduced in the late 1950s as a sort of puffy tam or beret and the rounded crown was fairly modest in size. By the early to mid 1960s it became the larger more exaggerated bubble form we commonly think of in regards to this style. They were sometimes completely covered in feathers, the later styles were often more stark and sculptural to reflect the mod ethos. They either had small brims or, especially in the later styles – pioneered by the space-age designs of Pierre Cardin and André Courrèges – no brims.

See also: Toque

1960s Adolfo bubble hat

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1960s angora bubble hat

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1960s bubble hat

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1960s bubble hat

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1960s Dana bubble hat

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1960s dyed feathers hat

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1960s angora fur bubble hat

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1960s feather bubble hat

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1960s Henry Pollak feather bubble hat

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1960s mink bubble hat

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1960s mink bubble hat

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1960s pink angora Schiaparelli bubble hat

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1960s angora bubble hat

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1960s Mr. John Jr. straw bubble hat

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1960s straw bubble hat

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1960s velvet and leather bubble hat

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1960s matelasse bubble hat with visor

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late 1960s bubble hat

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