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Snood

Feb 25, 2017 | by admin | Hat Resource | Articles

A snood is a loosely woven net to contain the hair at the back of the neck.

It descends from medieval hairnets made of gold and scattered with precious jewels.

Mid-Victorian women of the 1850s and 1860s wore crocheted versions, often made at home. Snoods covered the hair at home as well as outdoors beneath the bonnets and small, round hats of the time.

In the 1940s, snoods regained popularity when many women employed in factories during WWII used them to safely secure their long hair while working. The style soon became so fashionable it was adopted for dressy occasions. Lilly Daché even offered a snood at the time.

Written by Ladyscarletts and BetterDressesVintage


1780-95 British silk snood  - Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1780-95 British silk snood
Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1940s black snood  - Courtesy of vivavintageclothing
1940s black snood
Courtesy of vivavintageclothing
1940s Lilly Dache cotton snood  - Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1940s Lilly Dache cotton snood
Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1940s Lilly Dache evening snood  - Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1940s Lilly Dache evening snood
Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1940s Lilly Dache metallic evening snood  - Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1940s Lilly Dache metallic evening snood
Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1941 cotton snood  - Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1941 cotton snood
Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1942 snood  - Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1942 snood
Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1943 Sally Victor silk snood  - Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1943 Sally Victor silk snood
Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
early 1950s Dior silk snood  - Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
early 1950s Dior silk snood
Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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