a small
hat, popular in the early 1930s, with the brim rolled back on either side, worn tilted sideways and to the front and often
trimmed with one long ostrich
plume in the side
roll. The
hat was named for Empress Eugenie (1826 - 1920) who was the wife of
Louis Napoleon and empress of
France (1853 - 1871).
a
reference to the Empress or Eugenie
hat, a small
hat, popular for a
short time in the early 1930s. The
hat was worn tilted sideways and to the front (so as to partially
obscure one eye), with the brim rolled back on both sides, and was often decorated with an ostrich
plume. It was possibly named after Empress Eugenie (1826-1920), wife of
Napoleon III (1808-1873) and empress of
France (1853-1871).