1. The Pill-box Hat Done by: Sarah, Vanessa and Anne

2. Design How do elements of design affect the purpose or meaning of a garment?

3. Elements of Fashion Design Color Shape Line Texture All of these elements affect a garment. They can change it from a garment for a working woman to a garment for a teenager, etc. Accents can change it from part of a uniform to part of a casual outfit for school. Many factors go into making a garment marketed towards a specific age group or gender.

4. History Where did the pill-box hat originate from and how has it evolved over time

5. Early origins The shape was also found to originate from the Pannonian hat of the Imperial Romans They were worn in the 4th century AD by soldiers Rumored to have been worn by Emperor Carinus to hide his baldness

6. Early origins Early forms of the pill-box hat shape were found in the Gurkhas navy costumes (Nepalese, British, Indian Army) of regimental officers They were members of 10th Princess Marys Own Gurkha Rifles It was also referred to as the kilmarnock

7. 1950s hats Pill-box hats for women started becoming popular during the 1930s Took more shape in 1947, when Christian Dior launched his New Look It changed the crowns of the popular hat at the time (the cloche) to become shallower Pillbox fur hats were made from mottled chinchilla and bone-white rabbit

8. Jackie Kennedy Made the pill-box hat an icon Arrived in Dallas on 22nd November 1963 in a pink dress and pill-box hat The day her husband, John F. Kennedy was assassinated She refused to change out of her bloodied clothes, to show the world what theyve done It is rumored that the hat was given to Mary Gallagher, Kennedys personal secretary

9. Jackie Kennedy She also wore a white pill-box hat to her husbands inauguration in 1961 Designed by Haltson

10. Other popular influences Audrey Hepburn wore a leopard pill-box hat in the movie Charade, 1963 In 1965 Bob Dylans song Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat made the clothing item hugely popular

11. Modern day Today the pillbox hat is used as a wedding headpiece, circular with flat edges and worn with a short net veil Common fabrics include felt, silk and straw Worn by the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton Worn by Victoria Beckham, designed by Phillip Treacy